Hello all,
I decided to start a post on my first ever reloading process. Many on the form helped me with questions when it came down to bullets, primers, and what to look for and read loading data. Let's get started.
2 days ago I started to wet tumble some brass I collected in the passed. From brass that I shot and from other people as well. I picked up a lot at the range to the point I had to stop..
Today I mounted my Lee single stage press down. I decided that I would start to take off the older primer.
Installing the Dye
1. I ran the ram all the way up and started to turn the dying until it touched. I back off the ram and did a 1/2 turn to the dye.
2. I ran 2 brass and everything looked good primer came out.
Now here's where my questions begin, after inspecting the brass and de-priming it.
Q1. The first picture shows a dent in the brass. Once I run it threw the resizing dye it looks much different almost like a circle dent. Would this brass still be good? I notice I have a lot of the brass having the same dent before I remove the primer.
Q2. In the last two pictures if you notice toward the bottom of the brass there are lines that weren't there. is that normal or did I do something wrong when setting up the dyes? Did I put to much lube or not enough?
I stopped the process for now since I'm tired, and want to get some feedback before I continue. Thank you in advance...
I decided to start a post on my first ever reloading process. Many on the form helped me with questions when it came down to bullets, primers, and what to look for and read loading data. Let's get started.
2 days ago I started to wet tumble some brass I collected in the passed. From brass that I shot and from other people as well. I picked up a lot at the range to the point I had to stop..
Today I mounted my Lee single stage press down. I decided that I would start to take off the older primer.
Installing the Dye
1. I ran the ram all the way up and started to turn the dying until it touched. I back off the ram and did a 1/2 turn to the dye.
2. I ran 2 brass and everything looked good primer came out.
Now here's where my questions begin, after inspecting the brass and de-priming it.
Q1. The first picture shows a dent in the brass. Once I run it threw the resizing dye it looks much different almost like a circle dent. Would this brass still be good? I notice I have a lot of the brass having the same dent before I remove the primer.
Q2. In the last two pictures if you notice toward the bottom of the brass there are lines that weren't there. is that normal or did I do something wrong when setting up the dyes? Did I put to much lube or not enough?
I stopped the process for now since I'm tired, and want to get some feedback before I continue. Thank you in advance...