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HELP: Hornady seater is crimping/smashing the bullet ogive
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<blockquote data-quote="CB11WYO" data-source="post: 1113862" data-attributes="member: 57339"><p>Hey guys, thanks for the ideas. To clarify and answer a few questions then...</p><p></p><p>All brass was run through a sizing die first to uniform/expand the necks before loading. I even beveled/deburred the inside of the case mouths after running them over the expander.</p><p></p><p>Sidecar, the die is set and is not messed with while in use. I drop the ram/cartridge after seating 1/3 of the way and rotate the CARTRIDGE 1/3 turn... (this practice seems to reduce runout of my loaded rounds)</p><p></p><p>My measurements are always taken from cartridge base to OGIVE. NOT cartridge base to bullet tip.</p><p></p><p>Seating force is noticeably (not REMARKABLY) greater than normal during loading.</p><p></p><p>Next on my list of to-dos then is to measure the expander on the size die and check the brass as well. I'll definitely look at the seating stem as well. Have to look again to see if it's adjusted correctly???? Not sure what I could've been doing wrong there.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CB11WYO, post: 1113862, member: 57339"] Hey guys, thanks for the ideas. To clarify and answer a few questions then... All brass was run through a sizing die first to uniform/expand the necks before loading. I even beveled/deburred the inside of the case mouths after running them over the expander. Sidecar, the die is set and is not messed with while in use. I drop the ram/cartridge after seating 1/3 of the way and rotate the CARTRIDGE 1/3 turn... (this practice seems to reduce runout of my loaded rounds) My measurements are always taken from cartridge base to OGIVE. NOT cartridge base to bullet tip. Seating force is noticeably (not REMARKABLY) greater than normal during loading. Next on my list of to-dos then is to measure the expander on the size die and check the brass as well. I'll definitely look at the seating stem as well. Have to look again to see if it's adjusted correctly???? Not sure what I could've been doing wrong there. Thanks again! [/QUOTE]
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