"Houston, we have a problem"

[Hoot]

This is not a new problem in reloading although I am surpised at the measurements from the Hornady dies. I have never seen anything from them before though so have not checked.

The occurance manifests in any case with a sharp neck angle and is commonly created when the case and the bullet are excessively cleaned. The quick dirty solution is to rub a little lanolin onto your hands and then roll all the bullets between them. The very slight coating makes the neck collapse go away.

the best way is to leave the bullets on a radiator over the winter and let them tarnish. This not only helps seating but also uniforms the bullet pull and engraving forces.

Bill Alexander

Wow Bill! My fastidious ways may have come back to haunt me. I'm so hung on adequate neck tension that I chuck each case in a lock-stud, spin it up and scrub the inside of the necks with powerful degreaser on q-tips. I have always labored under the assumption that any contaminant inside the case, especially the neck was a bad thing because it introduces uncontrolled variables into the equation. Ditto on the bullets. I so wanted to get accurate initial load results with this new caliber, that I gave the cases an extra dose of touch labor. I guess the old adage from music "Less is more" applies here.

Thanks for the DUH! moment.

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