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RickB · July 10, 2018, 10:41 AM

The variation in available brass might be a reason why not?

I'd had a few issues with cases sticking in the chamber, apparently because they had expanded and subsequently been resized multiple times, resulting in an obvious ridge running around the case forward of the extractor groove.

I bought a small-base sizing die, hoping to size down below the offending area and salvage 300-400 cases.

While I was aware of Starline's rimless .38 Super Comp, and was keeping an eye out for them, I discovered two other rimless variations; one marked ".38 Super RL", presumably Rim Less, and another one, sneakily marked ".38 Super +P R", to indicate Rimless.

I culled about twenty of those three types of brass, and if the case is a bit oversized, an undersized rim would certainly not help extraction.

July 10, 2018, 10:41 AM	#77
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	The variation in available brass might be a reason why not? I'd had a few issues with cases sticking in the chamber, apparently because they had expanded and subsequently been resized multiple times, resulting in an obvious ridge running around the case forward of the extractor groove. I bought a small-base sizing die, hoping to size down below the offending area and salvage 300-400 cases. While I was aware of Starline's rimless .38 Super Comp, and was keeping an eye out for them, I discovered two other rimless variations; one marked ".38 Super RL", presumably Rim Less, and another one, sneakily marked ".38 Super +P R", to indicate Rimless. I culled about twenty of those three types of brass, and if the case is a bit oversized, an undersized rim would certainly not help extraction. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.