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$34 + some of my unprimed cases and bullets for a custom fit seating stem.or contact Forster to see if they have stems with a more suitable profile.
I agree. Bullets should typically seat with little to no resistance and by the look of those rings it appears you are really putting some serious pressure on them.Those marks are pretty severe. Seems something else is going on. Is the load heavily compressed?
Bullets are fully seated, note im not using the cannelures or crimping for my loads. I didnt notice any excessive pressure seating them compared to my other seating die.I agree. Bullets should typically seat with little to no resistance and by the look of those rings it appears you are really putting some serious pressure on them.
And item # 2 - are those bullets fully seated in the cases in the pic ?
Are these boat tail bullets? Isn't that all everyone uses anymore? Except some of us shooting antiques with long leads maybe. I notice more resistance initially to seat a flat base bullet. But it doesn't feel like it should be enough to leave a ring like that. Or maybe a little more with the deburring tool on the inside?Bullets are fully seated, note im not using the cannelures or crimping for my loads. I didnt notice any excessive pressure seating them compared to my other seating die.
I dont know my neck tension, or even how to measure that?I use the Redding Competition Seater for several cartridges and it works fine (no heavy marks). (EDIT: just saw you're using Forster. Should still be good. ). I would double-check that you got the standard seating stem, not the VLD stem. I'd also explore if there are any aspects of your neck sizing that might be increasing pressure when you seat. Do you know your neck tension? Are the inside of the neck mouths chamfered?
Did the package/box the cases came in specifically indicate they were 'ready to load' ?These are brand new cases, never fired. Came ready to load
Quick way: if you have some cases that haven't been loaded yet, measure the outside diameter of the neck. Then do the same for some loaded cases. The difference is the neck tension.I dont know my neck tension, or even how to measure that?
Did the package/box the cases came in specifically indicate they were 'ready to load' ?
Typically this is not the case and they have to sized & prepped prior to loading.
Noslers website video i think said so, they came chamfered properly I measured their case headspace and it was in spec, the neck inside diameter would not accept a bullet by hand.... So I assumed all was good. ...there was a case that had a dent in it that I rejected, I ran that thru the size die to measure and it actually pushed the shoulder back even farther from my chamber headspace..... So I decided I didnt need to resize these cases....Did the package/box the cases came in specifically indicate they were 'ready to load' ?
Typically this is not the case and they have to sized & prepped prior to loading.
read the thread...........25-06, nosler partition, etc. etc.It might help to list some of your particulars (caliber/cartridge, bullet spec, COAL, die model, etc.). Maybe someone is running and loading something similar and could replicate (or not) your issue.