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Snal · 01-03-2008, 09:22 PM

I have intentions of getting into reloading, started aquiring stuff last year but I'm not fully geared up yet. I did buy a case tumbler, and started tumbling my XD fired .45 brass. I didn't notice until it was cleaned, but each case has a small dimple in it near the center of the case, slightly towards the mouth. Is this normal?
None of my Glock fired 9mm or XD fired .4oS&W are dimpled.

**agalindo** · 01-03-2008, 09:32 PM

Pic?

sloopy70 · 01-03-2008, 09:33 PM

it may be from where the case contacts the feedramp... as long as its not mangled your Dillon or whatever press you have will resize the dimple out of it...

Snal · 01-03-2008, 09:44 PM

The dimples seem to vary in severity, and distance from the mouth of the case by roughly .063"+-

**agalindo** · 01-03-2008, 09:50 PM

Look like it's from them feeding into the chamber. No problem when you resize them it will go away.

sloopy70 · 01-03-2008, 09:52 PM

Almost 100% positive that it can't be from the tumbler... all the dimples are in the almost exact same place... Try firing a round then checking it straight out of the pistol and see if it happens in the firing cycle...

spamlovr · 01-03-2008, 11:09 PM

I get little dents, and they have not been a problem yet, some of my .45ACP brass has been reloaded so much I lost count of how many times.

FHBrumb · 01-04-2008, 05:07 AM

My XD does that like 100% of the time. I noticed at the range, as I was picking up brass. The vast majority have dents there.

I guessed it was done during extraction, as if it was pre-firing, wouldn't the pressure push it back round?

I imagined that as the case was extracted, and hit the ejector, it was spun hard, and that part of the brass hit the back of the ejection port on the way out.

No facts or slow motion cameras, just a hypothesis from looking at them.

rgeliske · 01-04-2008, 08:13 AM

FHBrumb is correct those dents are caused by the spent case striking the ejection port on the way out of the gun. Can be the result of the cartridges you are using, the recoil spring weight, string ejector spring, or a loose grip on recoil. Not really a problem and is often seen with many different guns and shooters.

CharlieHo · 01-04-2008, 08:16 AM

A +1 to the above two posts.

Sizing will not remove the dents, but firing will pop those dents right back out

Of course, as soon as the round gets fired, it will also get a brand new dent in another spot due to hitting the e-port again

No worries

01-03-2008, 09:22 PM	#1
Snal XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NC Posts: 50	Is this normal??? I have intentions of getting into reloading, started aquiring stuff last year but I'm not fully geared up yet. I did buy a case tumbler, and started tumbling my XD fired .45 brass. I didn't notice until it was cleaned, but each case has a small dimple in it near the center of the case, slightly towards the mouth. Is this normal? None of my Glock fired 9mm or XD fired .4oS&W are dimpled. __________________ Ruger Vaquero(s) .357 Ruger Single Six Ruger GP100(s) S&W 422 Taurus 941 Taurus 94 Glock 17 Ruger SP101 Ruger SR9 XD40 XD45 Ruger Old Army

01-03-2008, 09:33 PM	#3
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,125	it may be from where the case contacts the feedramp... as long as its not mangled your Dillon or whatever press you have will resize the dimple out of it... __________________ L. J. Joshlin USPSA Range Officer (R.O.) USPSA #A58364 Buckmark UDX Plus Springfield XD-9 10,500 rounds failure free Ithica 12Ga. Ultralight - Gold Trigger Edition Piney Woods Action Shooters sloopy70653@yahoo.com

01-03-2008, 09:44 PM	#4
Snal XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NC Posts: 50	The dimples seem to vary in severity, and distance from the mouth of the case by roughly .063"+- __________________ Ruger Vaquero(s) .357 Ruger Single Six Ruger GP100(s) S&W 422 Taurus 941 Taurus 94 Glock 17 Ruger SP101 Ruger SR9 XD40 XD45 Ruger Old Army Last edited by Snal; 01-03-2008 at 09:48 PM.

01-03-2008, 09:52 PM	#6
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,125	Almost 100% positive that it can't be from the tumbler... all the dimples are in the almost exact same place... Try firing a round then checking it straight out of the pistol and see if it happens in the firing cycle... __________________ L. J. Joshlin USPSA Range Officer (R.O.) USPSA #A58364 Buckmark UDX Plus Springfield XD-9 10,500 rounds failure free Ithica 12Ga. Ultralight - Gold Trigger Edition Piney Woods Action Shooters sloopy70653@yahoo.com

01-03-2008, 11:09 PM	#7
spamlovr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washougal, WA كافر Posts: 489	I get little dents, and they have not been a problem yet, some of my .45ACP brass has been reloaded so much I lost count of how many times. __________________ Memento Mori (Remember, you are mortal) When seconds count, the police are only minutes away! People who are pissed at the government have generally underestimated their neighbors. Ziltoid The Omniscient for Supreme World Ruler 2008: "I am so omniscient, if there were 2 omniscient beings in the omniverse, I would be both of them! Bring me your planet's finest cup of coffee!"

01-04-2008, 05:07 AM	#8
FHBrumb XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 268	My XD does that like 100% of the time. I noticed at the range, as I was picking up brass. The vast majority have dents there. I guessed it was done during extraction, as if it was pre-firing, wouldn't the pressure push it back round? I imagined that as the case was extracted, and hit the ejector, it was spun hard, and that part of the brass hit the back of the ejection port on the way out. No facts or slow motion cameras, just a hypothesis from looking at them. __________________ Can you believe they let me buy a gun?

01-04-2008, 08:13 AM	#9
rgeliske XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,788	FHBrumb is correct those dents are caused by the spent case striking the ejection port on the way out of the gun. Can be the result of the cartridges you are using, the recoil spring weight, string ejector spring, or a loose grip on recoil. Not really a problem and is often seen with many different guns and shooters. __________________ Sig P220, Taurus PT1911, Browning HiPower 9mm, CZ75, CZ75 P01, Kahr CW9, Savage 9317 BTVS .17, Browning Buckmark, Taurus Gaucho 357 (pair), Taurus Gaucho 45LC (pair), Uberti 1873 Saddle Rifle 357, Uberti 1873 45 LC Carbine, TTN 12 Gauge Double, Ruger Bisley Vaquero 357 (pair), Springfield XD9SC, XD45 Service, XD45 Compact Tactical, XD(M) 40S&W BiTone, Glock G35, Taurus 617 357

01-04-2008, 08:16 AM	#10
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	A +1 to the above two posts. Sizing will not remove the dents, but firing will pop those dents right back out Of course, as soon as the round gets fired, it will also get a brand new dent in another spot due to hitting the e-port again No worries __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

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