Mooseknuckles
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It happens. I didn't realize what was going on until I couldn't get them to chamber in my ar. Figured the suppressor just had the gun gummed up.
Die way out of adjustmentI was loading a dummy round no primer and no powder to check COAL and magazine compatibility and this happened when I cammed over the press with the Hornady seating die. I was able to extract the bullet. I'm a newbie but I guess I learned use only enough pressure on seating die to seat the bullet?
We all have done that or similar mistakes. Adjusting the agreed. Also ensure you prep the brass like you usually would do chamfer debur, set neck tension with mandrel etc whatever your procedure. I've gotten in a hurry with some 33XC brass and crunches not one but 20 just a tick - enough to bulge the shoulder making it unusable.I was loading a dummy round no primer and no powder to check COAL and magazine compatibility and this happened when I cammed over the press with the Hornady seating die. I was able to extract the bullet. I'm a newbie but I guess I learned use only enough pressure on seating die to seat the bullet?
It's ok. Share. It may help others learn and possibly not make the same mistake. I've made plenty of stupid mistakes in my 10+ years of loading and smushing .223 cases because my seater wasn't properly adjusted is one of them.I did the same thing to 223 brass about ten years ago, but it was just barely setting the neck back, just enough to where it wouldn't chamber, but was hard to see. Sized and loaded 50 rounds before I realized what happened. Expensive experience.....10 years later, I made an even stupider mistake, (yesterday)I haven't decided if I'm going to share that one.
Did you use the expanding bushing? I think you might want to reconsider what neck tension you're trying to achieve.I was loading a dummy round no primer and no powder to check COAL and magazine compatibility and this happened when I cammed over the press with the Hornady seating die. I was able to extract the bullet. I'm a newbie but I guess I learned use only enough pressure on seating die to seat the bullet?
The reason you got so many quick replies correctly identifying the issue is because we have all learned it the same way you have. Don't worry, we all have to learn what we are doing one way or another.I was loading a dummy round no primer and no powder to check COAL and magazine compatibility and this happened when I cammed over the press with the Hornady seating die. I was able to extract the bullet. I'm a newbie but I guess I learned use only enough pressure on seating die to seat the bullet?
I found this link. Sorry for the pump fake thread.
Hah I do the same thing. I sit my mistakes on top of the shelf so I can see them and remind myself not to do it again.Did the same thing a number of years back after I had been reloading for probably 20 years. It was a set up on .416 Rigby. Buggered the brass of course. at that time brass was about $4.50 a round. Costly mistake. sits on loading bench now as a reminder.