I'm a fairly new reloader.
I've been at it for just over a year and I've gone slow, cutting my teeth on straight-walled pistol cartridges.
I finally decided to start loading bottleneck cases and thought I'd start with .35Remington since it's so spendy and I have a new rifle to feed.
I ordered some Hornady cases from Midsouth and they arrived today, but I'm not happy with the product sent.
I ordered 50 .35Remington cases. I got 50 .35Rem cases, but at least 10 of them have out-of-round case mouths.
One or two have a flat spot on one side of the case mouth as long as 1/4"!
Several others have burrs on the outside of the rim of the case mouth.
I'm not experienced at buying new cases, but I thought they would at least be round-ish!
The package states, "Hand inspected to ensure top quality in every box."
Are flat-spot case mouths normal on new brass?
Am I expecting too much from new brass?
Should I bother trying to send these back, or do I just run them through a sizing die and lose one more loading or so?
Thanks for your help.
I've been at it for just over a year and I've gone slow, cutting my teeth on straight-walled pistol cartridges.
I finally decided to start loading bottleneck cases and thought I'd start with .35Remington since it's so spendy and I have a new rifle to feed.
I ordered some Hornady cases from Midsouth and they arrived today, but I'm not happy with the product sent.
I ordered 50 .35Remington cases. I got 50 .35Rem cases, but at least 10 of them have out-of-round case mouths.
One or two have a flat spot on one side of the case mouth as long as 1/4"!
Several others have burrs on the outside of the rim of the case mouth.
I'm not experienced at buying new cases, but I thought they would at least be round-ish!
The package states, "Hand inspected to ensure top quality in every box."
Are flat-spot case mouths normal on new brass?
Am I expecting too much from new brass?
Should I bother trying to send these back, or do I just run them through a sizing die and lose one more loading or so?
Thanks for your help.