With me it was the saga of the accursed 17 Rem. I was going to load for a friend of a friend. First my friend polished 100 virgin cases along with 40 once fired cases. The drain plug on his polisher bowl unscrewed and emptied all the corn cob on his bench.
Now its my turn. As a matter of course I resize virgin cartridge cases. The 100 virgin cases are mixed with 40 once fired. So I lay ten cases on the RCBS Lube Pad and roll them and start sizing. Checking my progress I hold a case that has what a appears to be a lube dent in the shoulder. So I removed the sizing die and ckecked it thinking that maybe to much lube had found its way inside the die. Next I checked the die lube bleed/vent hole which is clear, reinstall the sizing die and run another case through it. Case looks good, then I find another with again what looks like a lube dent in the shoulder. Upon closer inspection I notice small tick mark in center of the dent. Then I looked at the rest of un-resized fired case and see every one has a dent with a small tick mark in the center. I called my friend to ask what type of firearm they were shot out of and am told an AR. That explained the dents in cases shoulders.
But wait the saga continues. My friend supplied me with a box of 17 cal. hollow point bullets from a famous brand. Upon opening the box I found that every bullet’s hollow point was clogged with fine ground walnut polishing media that is so packed I couldn’t dig any of it out. The bullet’s weights were from 20.2-20.7 grains. Three weeks latter I’m still waiting for them to be replaced.
Now its my turn. As a matter of course I resize virgin cartridge cases. The 100 virgin cases are mixed with 40 once fired. So I lay ten cases on the RCBS Lube Pad and roll them and start sizing. Checking my progress I hold a case that has what a appears to be a lube dent in the shoulder. So I removed the sizing die and ckecked it thinking that maybe to much lube had found its way inside the die. Next I checked the die lube bleed/vent hole which is clear, reinstall the sizing die and run another case through it. Case looks good, then I find another with again what looks like a lube dent in the shoulder. Upon closer inspection I notice small tick mark in center of the dent. Then I looked at the rest of un-resized fired case and see every one has a dent with a small tick mark in the center. I called my friend to ask what type of firearm they were shot out of and am told an AR. That explained the dents in cases shoulders.
But wait the saga continues. My friend supplied me with a box of 17 cal. hollow point bullets from a famous brand. Upon opening the box I found that every bullet’s hollow point was clogged with fine ground walnut polishing media that is so packed I couldn’t dig any of it out. The bullet’s weights were from 20.2-20.7 grains. Three weeks latter I’m still waiting for them to be replaced.
