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Reloading Question

~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 2010 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
what can i do to make my loads more accurate? have been thinking about turning the necks,using a neck bushing die,micrometer seating die an not crimping the case. am i on the right track or just wasting money
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've thought about getting reloading equipment for my .357, but I'm unsure on what all I'm going to need. Does anyone have any advice for a newbie?
    GH1[:)]
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As many of you know I have recently started reloading. I have learned alot of different things by reading around on the internet and watching youtube videos. I have one question that i can not find an answer to, and i was wondering if you guys could help me. I have a Lee Colet Dye set for .270 WIN and when i'm done seating the bullet, i can easily push the bullet down inside the case (when i say "easy" i mean with like less than 2 lbs of force). Is this normal?!? I want to get a factory crimp dye, but i dont have any bullets with a cannelure.
    Can you only crimp bullets with a cannelure?? I'm thinking about getting the lee factory crimp dye. But i'm wondering if this will solve my problem.

    Thanks for any advice.
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Helped Dad reload many years ago and got myself into it a few years ago with a mentor to bring me up to date. I load or will be loading 22 Hornet, 222, 223, 7mm TCU, 308, 30-06, and 7mm Mag.

    I have a Sierra 3rd and 10th, Hornady 7th, Speer 10th, and Lyman 46th.

    Are there any I don't have that I should get?
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am interested in reloading 9, 40, 45 pistol rounds and 270, 30-06, 7 Mag and 30-30. What would be the best powder. Also which takes small and large primers.

    Also about how many 45 rounds would be in 1 pound of powder.

    Also about how many 7 Mag rounds would be in a pound of powder.

    Thanks David
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am new to reloading:

    I was full length resizing and decapping some .223 once fired brass.
    I had previously cleaned it in stainless steel media.
    I broke a decapping pin and thought maybe i had a crimped in primer? So i took a look at the case and this was not the case. so i replaced the pin and continued. About a dozen cases later same thing happens. So i look in the case and i see 2-3 stainless pins wedged in the bottom of the case. Heres the question: 1. What are the ramifications of the pins remaining in the case(I.E. missed when i decapped the case)2.Has anybody else had this issue? If so what is the remedy for correcting this...short of the obvious answer which is visually inspect every case or stop using S.S. media. Thanks for you help.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Either the collet isn't closing fully on the stem, or the stem is slightly oversize.
    The first is a simple setup issue, the second is a typical LEE QC issue. Most guys simply polish the stem down with some fine grit sandpaper/emmery cloth until it is small enough to work.
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  • Mort4570Mort4570 Member Posts: 472 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No,not normal that it pushes down that easily.Polishing down the mandrel will tighten things up.
    I have crimped bullets with no cannelure,and they worked fine.Just crimp lightly. Some folks say their rounds don't require crimp to hold the bullet,but with my dies it's part of the rquired process.
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  • ~Mr. Colt .45~~Mr. Colt .45~ Member Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I got it figured out. I wasn't putting enough pressure on the down stroke when sizing the case neck. Duh! O well I made my first 6 rounds of .270 and they look beautiful, cant wait to try them out as soon as this snow melts. this is the first time I have ever reloaded anything so I will let you know how they do thats if I still have a face after I come back from the range.

    In case you want to know what setup im using:

    .270 Win (.277)
    43 grains of IMR 4064
    130gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
    Federal Large Rifle Primer
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    With the Lee factory crimp die, the bullets don't need a canalure. I use one for my 223+308 match loads.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mic a sized neck, and a seated neck. The difference in .001"s is your "neck tension". For sporting rifles, I would shoot for no less than .002" and prefer maybe .003"
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  • deadeye46deadeye46 Member Posts: 550 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i use a load similar to your test rounds.i use 43.5 grains of the same powder and 130 grain pill and my rifle cuts holes with that load at 100 yards with a good rest.good luck with yours
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