I have a pistol test tomorrow and I am out of ammo. I had planned on making more ammo today but I just discovered the base of the boolit is getting compressed to .4505. This is for a 1911 45 ACP. I've been chasing problems to improve my ammo but I think this is a big one. Thing is I dont have a NOE expander plug. Is there any other way I could deal with this for 50 rounds? I do have a LEE APP with .451 and .452 sizers. Maybe I could install a shell holder instead of the sizer cylinder, and then use the plug to expand flared cases?
I know this seems crazy but I think there is actually an expander plug out there whose dimensions measure 0.448 for the plug, and that seems to be what my 0.451 sizing plug measures. If I flare the cases first using the powder-through die, I could then run them all through the APP to size the case so it doesnt crush my poor soft lead boolits
Crazy or what?