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justsomeguy:
Actually I was suggesting a little more flare. Don't worry too much about case life as pistol brass lasts practically for ever. As far as the shavings go, are you sure the case mouths have been properly chamfered and deburred?

unfy:
I've never seen jacketed rounds shave.  I've had a few get semi crushed from being crooked while seating though.

i'll echo justsomeguy's response -- you might need *more* flare, not less.  same logic would apply to cast bullets.  also, if you're resizing your brass, chamfer/deburring is critical.  hell, even going through your brass and hitting them all once real quick with the tool(s) might not be a bad idea.  every 5-10 reload's for a particular batch of brass i'll primer pocket clean and inspect.

i will note that on my .40s&w brass, i probably have 1-3 in 1000 fail inspection, including one i've seen with a blown out primer flash hole.

with my current setup for bigger-flare-needing lead bullets.... sized / deprimed brass comes out of the die at 0.4180 inches diameter at the mouth (outside of the brass, not inside).  after the flaring, it's 0.4320-0.4325 measured on the outside.

Ronvandyn:
OK, disconnect here.

Its not the rounds.  Its the casings that are getting metal shaved off.  The JHP rounds are just fine, its the edges of the round opening to the casing where the flair is that is getting hit by the die on the way up to seat the JHP round.

Ron

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