Oops! Screwed Up!! Need Help???

Elkslayer1 · #1 07-21-2010, 08:22 AM

Hi Guys! I was releoading some 7MM Rem Mag on a full re-sized case and realized that i loaded to much powder after I had seated the 165 VLD.. So i used the bullet puller tool and took out the bullet and powder. Put new powder in and used a new bullet. I did not resize the case. These bulletts did not go in as tight as a new bullet. Am I going to be in trouble? Should I take these bullets down and start all over? Thanks

Aldon · #2 07-21-2010, 09:53 AM

If you load the cartridges one at a time you should be OK.....Most likely. So if these are just a few rounds for load developement.....then possibly....

If you are going to load them into magazine you need to be sure that teh bullets are tight enough not to slide deeper into the brass as you could get dangerous pressures.

If it is not too much trouble, I would break them down and start over.

cowboy · #3 07-21-2010, 12:37 PM

Take Aldon's advice. The one thing I have found in a similar situation is that accuracy was affected after restuffing. I have played with this problem a number of times and have come away with the conclusion that you end up with too much variation in neck tension from one round to another. If you were just fire forming one round at a time I would see no problem but if your checking for accuracy or hunting I'd take the time to redo the brass by just pulling your decapping pin and neck sizing

BobbyL · #4 07-21-2010, 02:43 PM

The safe thing to do is start over. Take the decapping assembly out of the FL or neck die and run them through it to re set your neck tension.

Reloader222 · #5 07-25-2010, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Elkslayer1

Hi Guys! I was releoading some 7MM Rem Mag on a full re-sized case and realized that i loaded to much powder after I had seated the 165 VLD.. So i used the bullet puller tool and took out the bullet and powder. Put new powder in and used a new bullet. I did not resize the case. These bulletts did not go in as tight as a new bullet. Am I going to be in trouble? Should I take these bullets down and start all over? Thanks

I would pull out the bullets since it would keep you wondering. Screw out the decapping rod and pin of the resizing dies so that it cannot decap your existing primer. Apply only small amount of lube to the neck of cases on the inside and outside. Then fit the resizing die to the press. NB adjust the dies so that it is a few thousand's of an inch away from you previous setting. This will prevent the case body to be resized and end you up with a stuck case.