"Glocked" or bulged brass part two.

[Rule3]

I had posted a link to a video just as a informational piece. I had never thought much of the bulge situation as I had sold my Glock 22. The post is here:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/e...570103904/m/84410681

But then I decided to check on reloading 40SW that had been bulged. I have buckets of 40 SW brass so I pulled out some with the bulge and tried to fit them in my Sig (sorry

) I then ran them through my Lee carbide dies. The brass gets ironed out on the full sizer die and fits just fine after the Factory crimp post sizer die.
I guess the problem is if the same brass is used again and again in a unsupported chamber and would get weak over time. After firing the brass in a supported chamber I do not see a problem with using the brass unless I am missing something?? I guess I am saying, why bother with the technique in the video??

Here are some pics of the brass not fitting and then fitting my Sig barrel.
Two Remington and Two Winchester 40 SW

 

[Rule3]

I had posted a link to a video just as a informational piece. I had never thought much of the bulge situation as I had sold my Glock 22. The post is here:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/e...570103904/m/84410681

But then I decided to check on reloading 40SW that had been bulged. I have buckets of 40 SW brass so I pulled out some with the bulge and tried to fit them in my Sig (sorry

) I then ran them through my Lee carbide dies. The brass gets ironed out on the full sizer die and fits just fine after the Factory crimp post sizer die.
I guess the problem is if the same brass is used again and again in a unsupported chamber and would get weak over time. After firing the brass in a supported chamber I do not see a problem with using the brass unless I am missing something?? I guess I am saying, why bother with the technique in the video??

Here are some pics of the brass not fitting and then fitting my Sig barrel.
Two Remington and Two Winchester 40 SW

 

[gbrady]

somewhere in the forum is a thread on this. We load a lot of .40 cal for our cust. and do not have any problems with glock brass

 

[bmcgilvray]

I would not concern myself over the brass which is not degraded by the bulge in my view. Once it is resized and used in your gun it'll last fine and give no trouble.

 

[OKFC05]

why bother with the technique in the video??

In my experience with picking up range trash brass left from sanctioned matches, some .40 brass will size back with ordinary dies, some won't.

In particular, some hot handloads expand down into the web beyond what the ordinary sizing dies will reach.

So then it is a choice of using some sort of complete brass sizing (pass through die or a roller system) or just tossing the over-bulged brass. Depending on the overall condition of the individual piece of brass, I toss quite a bit of it that shows evidence of too many reloads. Once-fired brass is seldom a problem.

 

[Rule3]

Originally posted by OKFC05:

why bother with the technique in the video??

In my experience with picking up range trash brass left from sanctioned matches, some .40 brass will size back with ordinary dies, some won't.


In particular, some hot handloads expand down into the web beyond what the ordinary sizing dies will reach.

So then it is a choice of using some sort of complete brass sizing (pass through die or a roller system) or just tossing the over-bulged brass. Depending on the overall condition of the individual piece of brass, I toss quite a bit of it that shows evidence of too many reloads. Once-fired brass is seldom a problem.

Good point on the bulge being so far down.

All of my brass is from a public range and would feel confident that 99% in once fired from the "mad blasters" who just bought the WWB from Wally Mart. If there was some reloaders their, they usally picked up their own brass. I am glad I picked up what I did at that time as the well has run dry as there is no ammo and what there is is to expensive. They just hoard it now.

 

[David Sinko]

You need to buy the EGW "U Die." This will solve all your .40 S&W handloading problems. There is nothing wrong with Glocked brass (I have reloaded it extensively for my 35) and the key to proper fit and bullet tension is with the sizing die, NOT the crimp die.

Dave Sinko

 

[Rule3]

I no longer have a 40 SW Glock so even if I have bulged brass once resized through my regular die and fired through my Sig it is no longer a problem. If I continued to load for a Glock, then yes the U die seems to be a good solution.

 

[Littledragon777]

I use the U die and it takes care of the Glock bulged brass. I did talk to the rep when I bought the die and he reminded me to shoot the resized cases only in a fully supported barrel. He said once the brass is bulged to that extent the case area there will always be weak and no amount of resizing will change that fact.