It doesn't have to be completely in the up position. Somewhere past half way should.
PS: Don't feel bad! I did the same thing! :eek: I stuck my thumb in the hole and only spilled an ounce or so.
Thought I'd chime in on the Wolf primer size.
I've loaded 1200 Wolf Small Magnum Rifle primers in LC 5.56 brass that was run thru a dillon super swage. These primers seat easier! I measured them and they are .0005 smaller in diameter than CCI Small Rifle primers. They are also .0015 shorter...
Do they have Berdan primed brass for pistols? I've run into Berdan primed cases on mil-serp 5.56 and 30-06. I've destroyed the threaded decapper stem in my RCBS 30-06 die twice, I finally replaced it with a LEE. Now the decapper just pushes up.
Winchester Brass
22-250, loaded 40 out of the 100 bag and split the first 3 cases I fired. I thought they might have been too heavy on powder and pulled a few bullets and weighed the charge, and it was fine. Then I loaded them with another powder at a reduced load and split those.
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I shot them in my friends 20" A1 rifle with the 1/9 twist.
I very well could have damaged those first loads by imprinting the bullet with the seater which caused them go adrift.
Next time we're together, I'll shoot a few into some paper and report my findings here.
You'll likely be fine in...
First Post Here! I've been enjoying the advice here on the THR.
A friend of mine gave me a partial box of 94# 50gr Barnes Varmint Grenades. He couldn't stabilize them in his rifle. The box and Barnes webpage notes that 1/10 twist is recommended.
I loaded some with Newer .223 Hornady dies...
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