brass dragging in dies (newb to reloading question)

[Rick65Cat]

Ok, I noticed something...I purchased 200 used (once fired seller claims) .223 brass. Of the 200 I resized full length, 30 of them really dragged in the die at the primer end of the case. No matter how much lube, or spinning the case in the die, it dragged. Some more than others. I've set them aside for now.
Is that an indication the cases are bulged? Maybe fired from a gun with a larger worn chamber? You can see on the cases the *polished smooth* sides about a 1/4" from the end of the case. And the way the shell sits in the holder and the fact that the die doesn't get ALL the way to the rim of the case makes me wonder if it will be a tight fit into my guns chamber.

Are they ok to use in a bolt gun? I haven't tried them in my Remington to see if the bolt is hard to close.

Oh, BTW...using Lee RGB dies.

 

[Rod B]

Try lubing the case mouths.

They are probably dragging on the expander.

If your sizing die is touching the shell holder they will be fully sized & should chamber without any resistance.

 

[Rick65Cat]

Try lubing the case mouths.

They are probably dragging on the expander.

But all the other cases breezed through the die. Like I said...you can REALLY see the polished area where the die dragged **at the rim end of the case**. And it was howling/sqealing when running these certain cases through the die.

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

I had a lot of the same trouble with the Lee rgb dies.for my 30-30 brass. the shell holder would not fit the lee reloader either and I had to buy another. I use rcbs dies and not a wink of trouble. I am new to reloading too but it is so nice when things work right.

the brass that is "sticking" can be from another rifle. They have different wear in the chamber perhaps ..or... the brass is from a range pickup and who knows what they were fired from.

 

[Rick65Cat]

Yeah Toymaker. All 200 cases were used and who knows what kind of gun they came from. The seller says "once fired from service match" I guess that means from a variety of ARs etc. using .223.

 

[maynard]

Nothing to worry about as far as drag marks go. The brass was likely fired from a rifle with a sloppy chamber and the die is doing it's job of resizing it to the proper specs.