u/patient-zero1

Hi All, a european reloader/shooter here.

Recently i have purchased a Mauser C96 which shoots the obsolete 7.63x25 ammunition.
Ordered the 3pcs die set from lee and starline .30 mauser brass and sellier bellot bullets.

These are the first bottleneck cases i reload, i normally have zero issues reloading 9mm/44-40/.357 or 45acp, and at first i did not encounter any issues as well with .30 mauser.

I dry tumble clean my brass for +/- 30 hours with corn media and I lubricate my brass with oneshot before i load them in the press tubes.

I am at round 4 of re-reloading these shells and only now I have bumped into issues on the powder through expander die.
For some reason, no matter how slow or fast i go, it nicks the brass, rendering the case useless. this ''problem solved'' page from lee shows exactly what i have : Lee Precision, Inc. - Powder through expander die sometimes leaves a cutout dimple on case mouth and mentions to go slower.. which isn't the case in my case, as i go slowly, very slowly, and at the end 1-2% of the stroke you feel and hear it shear and tear.

I loaded the tubes with brass, reloaded a couple.. stopped and came back days later when this problem arrised. even when re-lubing the cases, cleaning all my dies etc. i still have this issue

The only thing i do not do is chamfering the brass.. would this become a necessity after them being shot a couple of rounds ?

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looking forward to your advise and tips on this issue.

Thank you in advance.

Got my hands on the pre war 1905 mauser C96.
Someone in the course of 121 years decided to parkerise it.. no bueno. Restored it to the best of my ability to the original state and rust blued it.

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After the engine busted on me.

Hi,

Installed a set of s&s 625c cams in my 2007 fxdb street bob combined with springs and pushrods, it has a 2-1 exhaust and arlen ness air cleaner.

I have the orange se tuner, but since its se i cannot choose the right cams with the right lift.
Picked a 1580 stage 2 as a base, did a agressive highway run and autotuned it after. I got this message from the se software. Since i read its somewhat restricted, a workaround would be to trick the system for a larger engine displacement.. would this work ?

Any suggestions ?

And no, not buying a different tuner and no, i will not visit a dyno garage.

Well over 3000 km’s through eastern europe is a blast in a car like this.