New Press; Forgot to re-setup seating die v.CasesScrapped?

[TSFineGuns]

I was reloading using my FILs OG RCBS Rock Chucker. I was consistently getting variance on my seating depth, so I sturdied up my reloading bench and bough a new RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme. Well, my son was downstairs talking with me while I was seating. I didn't catch the first one, but on the second one, I noticed the press camming over, and I looked at the round and noticed that the neck was pushed down pretty good. I backed the seating die off and reset for the new press and all is good now.

This was an oversite on me to not adjust to the new press. I admit that. But moving beyond that.....

My questions. Are the two (2) cases on either side of the good case in the middle scrap? Or can I load them down a bit and re fireform them?

Really hate to trash two (2) Peterson Cases if I don't need to.

This is for a .280 Ackley Improved

 

[SeabeeKen]

I was reloading using my FILs OG RCBS Rock Chucker. I was consistently getting variance on my seating depth, so I sturdied up my reloading bench and bough a new RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme. Well, my son was downstairs talking with me while I was seating. I didn't catch the first one, but on the second one, I noticed the press camming over, and I looked at the round and noticed that the neck was pushed down pretty good. I backed the seating die off and reset for the new press and all is good now.

This was an oversite on me to not adjust to the new press. I admit that. But moving beyond that.....

My questions. Are the two (2) cases on either side of the good case in the middle scrap? Or can I load them down a bit and re fireform them?

Really hate to trash two (2) Peterson Cases if I don't need to.

This is for a .280 Ackley Improved

Id say you trashed them when you seated the bullets

 

[bozo699]

I would scrap them personally and I’m pretty sure they won’t chamber as is anyway. However if you wanted to try run them through a body die then put some pistol powder no bullet and fire form then anneal and they probably will work for you
Wayne

 

[over_thetop]

Fireform them, you don't have far to go to blow out the shoulder. Anneal them first. Based on while seating, the collapsed shoulder came form variance in trimmed brass.

 

[bozo699]

Fireform them, you don't have far to go to blow out the shoulder. Anneal them first. Based on while seating, the collapsed shoulder came form variance in trimmed brass.

No he had his die screwed down too far.
Wayne

 

[over_thetop]

No he had his die screwed down too far.
Wayne

didn't think that was it, not all three cases were collapsed. In the order he had them pictured, didn't seem that the die was down too far.

 

[mmcu]

Toss them.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Toss them.

Yep, I wasted more money than that on bad takeout.

 

[bozo699]

didn't think that was it, not all three cases were collapsed. In the order he had them pictured, didn't seem that the die was down too far.

The center case was for reference as to what it should look like
Wayne

 

[DShortt]

2 cases?

No idea why you hesitated.

 

[DeerHunter82]

I ruined three Norma 340 Weatherby cases once in a collet neck sizing die. I feel the pain. I almost had a funeral for them. Something about wasting good brass!

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Doubt you will be able to close the bolt on them

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Thats too much pushback for it to be caused by different neck length. Needing a trim usually just causes a bulge at the body shoulder junction, just enough to cause it to not fully chamber. When adjusting a seating die the first step is to run a case all the way up an then screw the die in til it contacts the case. Then unscrew it at least a full turn for cleance an lock it down.

Frank

 

[Uncle Bruce]

Doubt you will be able to close the bolt on them

It looks to me like the folds at the neck shoulder junction is way to drastic to fireform out. It would probably shear off the neck.

 

[J.D.Erwin]

Two prices of brass vs. unknown damage to your bolt or chamber.

 

[Timberyote]

I was reloading using my FILs OG RCBS Rock Chucker. I was consistently getting variance on my seating depth, so I sturdied up my reloading bench and bough a new RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme. Well, my son was downstairs talking with me while I was seating. I didn't catch the first one, but on the second one, I noticed the press camming over, and I looked at the round and noticed that the neck was pushed down pretty good. I backed the seating die off and reset for the new press and all is good now.

This was an oversite on me to not adjust to the new press. I admit that. But moving beyond that.....

My questions. Are the two (2) cases on either side of the good case in the middle scrap? Or can I load them down a bit and re fireform them?

Really hate to trash two (2) Peterson Cases if I don't need to.

This is for a .280 Ackley Improved

Sorry but TOAST!

 

[dthomas]

I would toss them

 

[snert]

Clink...the sound of regret hitting the bottom of the trash can.

 

[Peterson1]

Question

"Are you stepping over a $10.00 dollar bill to pick up a .25cent piece"

Its not worth the risk in my opion--toss the cases
Chalk it up to "costly lesson learned"

CLP