.45 acp brass dents

[RJH245]

Here is my question....
My 1911 puts little dents in most of the brass. Is it still safe to reload the brass? Or must the walls of the brass be perfect to reload?

Rob

[P-11 shooter]

I think there's a way to mill-out your ejection port to prevent this.......but don't hold me to it. If you can do this, you'll have nice brass to reload trouble-free.

I'm pretty shure alot of newer 1911's have enlarged ejection ports.

[Warners Surplus]

Here is my question....
My 1911 puts little dents in most of the brass. Is it still safe to reload the brass? Or must the walls of the brass be perfect to reload?

Rob

in all honesty it depends on how bad the dents are and if they are just a small ding or an actual crease. If they are creased than I would not use them they could split when refired. You should check your 1911. The cause of dented brass is usually a weak recoil spring. When the recoil spring gets weak the slide travels too fast and sometimes it will fling the brass into the rear of the ejection port.

JMHO,
Rich W.

[P-11 shooter]

The problem might be the pistol.



I swear I read in a high-end arms catalogue that thier pistols come with flared-lowered ejection ports.

Does this mean the standard ones are too small?

[Warners Surplus]

The problem might be the pistol.



I swear I read in a high-end arms catalogue that thier pistols come with flared-lowered ejection ports.

Does this mean the standard ones are too small?

The lowered and flared ejection ports help aid in preventing a stove pipe jamb. The brass doesn't need to leave as high out the ejection port. The flaring is usualy done to the rear also. It also aids in clearing a live round in comp.

Std. 1911 springfield WW2 ejection port


lowered and flared Kimber TLE ejection port



Rich W.

[mauser]

To answer the question you're asking;
Yes, it is safe to reload brass with little dents in it. The walls do not need to be perfect.
If the dents are big, or if there is other damage of significance it may not be safe to reload.
To make sure we are calling the same dent "little" it would be good if you could post a picture of some of the dented brass to see if everyone concurs that the dents are indeed little by their definition too.

[RJH245]

I would post pics but i have no way to do so.

Some of the dents i the brass are large and those peices will be scraped some of the smaller dents I will not worry about.
I am not loading them very hot. I am using 4.5 of titegroup with a 230 grain lrn bullet.


My 1911 has the standard port, not the lower port like on the kimber.


Thanks for all the info....I am under the impression that .45 acp brass can be reloading many times. Should i expect to beable to reload them 10 times?

How about 9mm, can they be reloaded as often?
Rob


thanks
Rob

[Lycanthrope]

Dents can also be caused by an extractor that is too tight. You want ejection that is about 6-8 feet and consistent. How to do that is another post.

You can reload mildly dented brass.

I've loaded .45 brass until you could barely read the headstamp. As long as you aren't loading hot you should be fine. As always, inspect brass for splits or other damage.

Stay away from A-Merc brass. It will bell at the base when you seat bullets. Makes for some tight jams just out of battery. Trust me.

Lycanhaveatitthrope

[Xringshooter]

If the dent is fairly large just use a piece of dowel rod in and get it bent back out fairly close. When you resize it it will form ok and when you bell the mouth it will finish forming it.