Was having some trouble loading these, results showed a mark on half the case where the base of the bullet appeared to be tilted. Commercial rounds I have on hand, (Defense type, Gold dots and HST) don't show this, appears to be even all the way around the case.
I read one guys take on accurate reloading who suggested removing the spring in the ram that holds the case holder in place, as he claimed they tilted the case holder which lead to tilted seating. He suggested holding shell holder in place with a rubber O ring. This did not help one iota in my case.
Returning the spring and purchasing the Redding Competition bullet seater with the micrometer top solved the whole problem. What a nice unit it is once set up. There is an excellent youtube of a guy setting one up for .45 acp that is very helpful, and much, much more than the enclosed instructions tell, which isn't much.
He installed the die with out the micrometer, spring or seater, sized and flared the case just to the point of hearing a slight, very slight scraping. Pushed the case in, then measured the bell afterwards and set the flare to duplicate that size.
Then put the insides back in with the micrometer set to the middle setting, and began adjusting for final OAL. After following these steps, the seater puts them in much more consistently than the Lee seater I have always used. And, the bullet is perfectly centered, with a slight consistent ring around the case from the base of the bullet.
Russellc
I read one guys take on accurate reloading who suggested removing the spring in the ram that holds the case holder in place, as he claimed they tilted the case holder which lead to tilted seating. He suggested holding shell holder in place with a rubber O ring. This did not help one iota in my case.
Returning the spring and purchasing the Redding Competition bullet seater with the micrometer top solved the whole problem. What a nice unit it is once set up. There is an excellent youtube of a guy setting one up for .45 acp that is very helpful, and much, much more than the enclosed instructions tell, which isn't much.
He installed the die with out the micrometer, spring or seater, sized and flared the case just to the point of hearing a slight, very slight scraping. Pushed the case in, then measured the bell afterwards and set the flare to duplicate that size.
Then put the insides back in with the micrometer set to the middle setting, and began adjusting for final OAL. After following these steps, the seater puts them in much more consistently than the Lee seater I have always used. And, the bullet is perfectly centered, with a slight consistent ring around the case from the base of the bullet.
Russellc