Reloading Questions

[Mini Magnum]

I've got some 75grain hornaday ballistic bullet heads and n140 powder to reload with, my question being.

 

When I add the powder I'm using 39.8grain, the case feels just over 3/4 full, is this normal ? Also when I've been using a collet die to neck size, I adjust the die to touch the top of the press when full extended and then give it 1/2 turn clockwise as stated in instructions. When resizing the necks and checking with bullet heads some are tight fit others the bullet head can slip in even after resizing am I doing something wrong here? When seating the heads on some a very small portion of the copper coat comes off when the bullet in pressed in, is this also normal?

 

Thanks

[cockercas]

I'll give you a bump because I have the same problem with bullets falling into some cases

[Ackley]

I've got some 75grain hornaday ballistic bullet heads and n140 powder to reload with, my question being.

 

When I add the powder I'm using 39.8grain, the case feels just over 3/4 full, is this normal ? Also when I've been using a collet die to neck size, I adjust the die to touch the top of the press when full extended and then give it 1/2 turn clockwise as stated in instructions. When resizing the necks and checking with bullet heads some are tight fit others the bullet head can slip in even after resizing am I doing something wrong here? When seating the heads on some a very small portion of the copper coat comes off when the bullet in pressed in, is this also normal?

 

Thanks

first of all throw the LEE collet die into the bin,unless you have a Forsters £300 press they dont work right and when you get them to actually tightem the neck there is no way of telling how much neck tension you are putting on the brass hence why you are shaving copper off your bullets,the die isnt consistantly sizing the neck of your brass

as to 3/4 full thats fine I presume you are not running max load according to a book which are usually lower than what you can go anyway

[Andy H]

Do you chamfer the case neck before seating the bullet.

[snowz]

I have limited experience with LEE dies, been using them on a 222 a mate gave me them.

I'm used to redding competition dies, it took me an hour or so the first time I used LEE dies to try and get a consistent neck size from the necking die, it works by 4 fingers in the die an you adjust the travel by winding the die up or down in the press, not very precise.

Did have similar problems like you with poor neck sizing, got fed up an bought some redding comp dies for the 222 now, so much easy to use and more consistent precise loading