Reloading Help Please.

[Sitting Bull]

I made a mistake tonight reloading some 444marlin brass. I was using the RCBS expander die and forgot to backlit off for a light expand. Now I have a way over expanded brass and it won't fit in the resizing die. Any suggestions to be able to re use it or is it garbage?
Thanks

[geriatric]

Try running it into the seater die to size it back down. Then run it through the sizer die again and re- expand it after that.

[Pioneer2]

Put it on a flat hard surface like a work bench or table that will allow the rim to hang over the edge .Take a small flat metal or hard flat object plywood and roll the brass.It will fit in the die to be reflared to the correct amt then the sizing die. A cutting board will work too.No need to panic it's fixable.

[Sitting Bull]

Thank you sir, i'll give it a try.

[Pioneer2]

To chamfer the inside and outside of the neck.You will get more mileage out of your brass.

[Sitting Bull]

Nope, that did not work. Brass is still to big.

[Sitting Bull]

All is good
Rolling it on the anvil part of my vise worked like a hot darn!
Thanks so much

[Sitting Bull]

All is good
Rolling it on the anvil part of my vise worked like a hot darn!
Thanks so much Pioneer2.
Brass for 444 isn't cheap. Glad I could save it.

[Pioneer2]

How hard are you bearing down on it? Brass should just move where it's pushed/rolled.I've done this with both 38-55 + 45-70 ?
Never mind the above I'm glad you got it fixed....any imperfections in the brass will iron themselves out when you pull the trigger.......Harold