leoparddog
Senior Member
I'm a relative novice when it comes to reloading. Never had any real problem with my 45-70 or 357, but when it comes to my 260 and tonight my 308
The cases are twice fired in my gun - this is their third reload. Trimmed, deburred and chamfered. The cases fit the case gauge and will chamber fine before I seat the bullet, but when I seat and crimp the bullet, they no longer want to chamber and they sit just a smidge high in the case gauge. When I measure the diameter of the case necks at the mouth they seem to be about .337 - .340 and it seems like the Nosler BTs run larger than the Remington - all 165gr bullets.
Am I over crimping when seating the bullets?
How do you make use of your case gauge? I drop the case in and check the neck length and the case head with my eyes and fingernail.
thanks
The cases are twice fired in my gun - this is their third reload. Trimmed, deburred and chamfered. The cases fit the case gauge and will chamber fine before I seat the bullet, but when I seat and crimp the bullet, they no longer want to chamber and they sit just a smidge high in the case gauge. When I measure the diameter of the case necks at the mouth they seem to be about .337 - .340 and it seems like the Nosler BTs run larger than the Remington - all 165gr bullets.
Am I over crimping when seating the bullets?
How do you make use of your case gauge? I drop the case in and check the neck length and the case head with my eyes and fingernail.
thanks