Reloading help please

[pacrat]

You should always plunk test your ammo or at minimum plunk the rounds that stick in the gage so you know how much a case can fail the gauge and still plunk in your chamber .

^^^BINGO^^^

A case gage is a piece of steel with a hole in it. A pistol chamber is a piece of steel with a hole in it. NOT ALL HOLES ARE CREATED EQUAL.

The only hole that really counts, is the one in the gun.


JM2c

[Bert Gamble]

It was for sure the bullet not seating straight. On many of them you could actually see the offset when I flipped the seating die insert over. It was actually better when using the RN end. All of the dummies that I made with RN coated bullets dropped right into the case guage, so I know it is not the crimp.

[Bert Gamble]

^^^BINGO^^^

A case gage is a piece of steel with a hole in it. A pistol chamber is a piece of steel with a hole in it. NOT ALL HOLES ARE CREATED EQUAL.

The only hole that really counts, is the one in the gun.


JM2c

Makes sense. Will try that in the future. These were so bad that there is no way they would fit. Only went half way into the case gauge.

[wbunning]

Makes sense. Will try that in the future. These were so bad that there is no way they would fit. Only went half way into the case gauge.

Seems like you are getting close to the cause, and hence to the cure. This is all part of the science/hobby of reloading. Remember: your mistakes and missteps along the way are not failures if you learn from them and have practiced the appropriate safety precautions. It's all part of the intrigue that non-handloaders will will hold you in awe over :-)

Keep after it.