Dented Case Mouths

2cats · January 30, 2001, 12:32 PM

How much of a dent in the case mout can be tolerated before you have trouble with the resizing die? What remediation do you do?

Many thanks,

Quantrill · January 30, 2001, 01:01 PM

2 Cats, (neat name)
Put the dented cases in the resizing die. Chances are that will get rid of the dents. If it doesn't, don't reload just yet, try putting it in the mouth expander die. If that gets rid of the dent, just run it through your regular reloading process. If it doesn't toss it out. Quantrill

Kenneth L. Walters · January 30, 2001, 01:57 PM

On REALLY extensive dents, like where someone ran over them with a truck, I just use plyers to more or less get the mouth round and then a case mouth flairing die to get it shaped correctly. Very few cases have to be tossed for this.

January 30, 2001, 12:32 PM	#1
2cats Member Join Date: October 3, 1999 Posts: 56	How much of a dent in the case mout can be tolerated before you have trouble with the resizing die? What remediation do you do? Many thanks, __________________ 2cats Glock 19 Glock 17 Colt Police Positive .38 Special Smith & Wesson Model 41 Browning Hi-Power Standard (9mm)

January 30, 2001, 01:01 PM	#2
Quantrill Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 1999 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 725	Dented Mouths 2 Cats, (neat name) Put the dented cases in the resizing die. Chances are that will get rid of the dents. If it doesn't, don't reload just yet, try putting it in the mouth expander die. If that gets rid of the dent, just run it through your regular reloading process. If it doesn't toss it out. Quantrill

January 30, 2001, 01:57 PM	#3
Kenneth L. Walters Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 1999 Location: flagstaff, arizona Posts: 477	On REALLY extensive dents, like where someone ran over them with a truck, I just use plyers to more or less get the mouth round and then a case mouth flairing die to get it shaped correctly. Very few cases have to be tossed for this.