The Noe expanders, http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=565&osCsid=0k3t7psrmle72hlcdac458qq11,
with the Lee Universal Case Expanding Die, https://leeprecision.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1&keep_https=yes,
work good for me with many sizes to chose from.
Noe makes expanders in different sizes.
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=565_89&osCsid=mb0ssm1j1d6j93eh2g63s1v7a4
You will need a Lee Universal Case Expander to use Noe expanders.
I always thought the plated bullet makers had me by the balls with the price of copper. The hi tech coated lead bullets are as good or better than plated.
I use SNS Casting's bullets and won't go back to plated.
I have taper crimped to much and crimped the bullet. I had the the same results as you. This may not be the problem, but worth checking out. Load a dummy round. Pull the bullet and look for crimp marks. Don't swage the bullet into a new shape.
If you look at a "powder burn rate chart" the powders between IMR3031 and IMR4064 are recomended for m14/m1a type rifles. There is a lot of information about m1a type rifles at M14 Firing Line Public Fourm, http://www.m14tfl.com/upload/
Tom
I've been shooting bullets from a company called PowerBond Bullets http://www.powerbondbullets.com/. I have had good luck with the 38spl and 45acp. Check them out.
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