S&B Nontox Brass - Reloadable??

[groundrush]

I just came across some 9mm S&B NONTOX brass which doesn't agree with my Dillon 550.
It seems the flash hole is smaller than the standard .075" decapping pin. Unless you have a decapping pin smaller than the .06" hole, you won't be able to de-prime the brass.

This brass is headstamped " S&B 9x19 NONTOX.

 

[glang1]

Yep, had the same problem with the S&B nontox. Broke a couple of deprime pins already . Now it all goes into the scrap bin. Just another day in the life of a brass whore .

 

[vagrantviking]

I've run into that issue too. Generally just toss them as 9mm brass is so easy to find anyway.

You can often spot them by the red on the base and the hole is visibly smaller so they are pretty easy to weed out.

 

[t-star]

common complaint with s&b nontox- for some reason they feel they have to have a different sized flashole than everybody else, or it's their way of making the brass not reloadable- separate it out and run a PROPER SIZED drill through there- i sized one off a non s&b(winchester) with a DRILL PRESS so you get it centered- while you're at it, take off the primer crimp as well, or just seperate it out and trash it- 9mm is common enough that you don't need to hoard it