what would you do with these

[nova_scotian_guy]

what would you do if you had 175-200 44mag round with too tight of a crimp on them some from just too much to others that are clearly too much of a crimp(long story dont ask)lol ? ( can put photos up if needed )

they would of been used in a older lever action

 

[zuke]

If their showing no pressure sign's, shoot'em!

 

[vagrantviking]

Too much crimp as in look funny or are they bulged and don't chamber?

If they just look a bit off but chamber fine go plinking with them as long as there aren't pressure signs as zuke says. Easiest way to blow them out and start over.

If they don't chamber and aren't really hot loads I would size them down by running them part way into the sizing die. Just enough that they chamber.
If loaded right up I would hesitate to do that and probably pull them.

 

[Ganderite]

I had that problem once with a batch of 45ACP. I found that if I ran them part way into a 6.5x55 die (no decapper) it would smooth out the bulge.

I wonder what other die would work with a 44 mag? 303 Brit? 35 Rem?

 

[ted_dent]

If they are lead or jacketed bullets they should be OK to shoot. If you have used plated bullets there is an excellent chance you have cut through the plating. That could cause problems as the plating can separate from the lead core & get left behind in the bore. If that's the case strip them apart & start over.

Photos would help.

 

[tjsudbury]

If the problem is that they have a bit of a bulge and won't chamber, a Lee carbide factory crimp die will take care of that

 

[c-fbmi]

I had that problem once with a batch of 45ACP. I found that if I ran them part way into a 6.5x55 die (no decapper) it would smooth out the bulge.

I wonder what other die would work with a 44 mag? 303 Brit? 35 Rem?

Yep, that's exactly what I did with 1/2 doz or so that were long and got crimp bulged, don't recall which die I used because I didn't have Brit dies back then but which ever I used it worked just fine.