08-30-2011, 06:05 PM
txgunslinger Wrote:OK, got it fixed thanks to the great ideas everyone has given me. I just took off the upper and tapped it out with a cleaning rod, no big deal. found out my problem IS my brass. tried chambering an empty brass and would not go. now how do I fix this problem? I tightened my sizing die WAY down but brass would still not go in. factory ammo basically falls right in and out. Also, the shoulder angle looks a little different than the factory stuff, should I keep tightening the die down or is there something else wrong, also Rick to answer your question I am loading the new 100 gr A-Max
The bullets should be no problem then assuming you are seating to 2.26 or less then.
Depending on your press, dies, and shell holder you need to put the sizing die all the way down to where it touches the shell holder. Them cam it all the way over.
I had to shave off the bottom of my first die (a Forster) with the Hornady shell plates in a progressive reloaded. Some guys sand, file, or lathe the shell holder instead.
I got a set of Redding bushing dies and didn't need to do that with them.
You need to get a Grendel case gauge. It is just a metal tube with a Grendel chamber bored in it. They carry them at midwayusa.com and most other online sites with reloading gear. I have a L.E. Wilson, but there is another brand some other guys have that is supposedly better.
You just size a case and drop it in. If it is slightly below flush with the bottom, you are good to go. Then try the resized but empty case in the rifle. If that works, then load up that case and try again with the finished round. Then try it in the gun again.
Once you get a good fit, you are ready for mass production. If the empty case fits but the loaded ones don't, you may be seating too long. Check the bullet for rifling marks.
You are having the normal teething pains when starting to reload, particularly with an unusual caliber. Hang in, you'll get it working.
Rick