I'm using Dillon carbide pistol dies on a 550 press. I check my rounds after loading with a set of case gauges and separate the "bad" ones for practice use at the indoor range. I'm noticing that my "bad bag" is getting bigger & bigger with each reuse of the brass. Also the "bad" rounds used to feed & function fine, but now they are prone to causing action-locking jams.
After careful measuring, I found that the bad cases are slightly bulged near the base. The Dillon dies don't truly resize the whole case due to the flared mouth, so this bulging is never removed.
Do other die sets truly offer "full length resizing"? It may be worth getting another brand of sizing dies for my various calibers and run all my brass through them every couple firings. Other than my re-sizing problem, I can find no wrong with the Dillon equipment (well, maybe they could discount it!).
Any advice on brands? Am I on the right track? Any other suggestions?
I think I'm beginning to enjoy reloading almost as much as shooting!
Andrew