confounded RMR pulled 9mm bullets are loose

[ArchAngelCD]

I think the match covers were between .016" and .018" which back then would get you home with most cars. I actually made career out of a hobby and spent over 30 years as an automotive/truck mechanic.

 

[JO JO]

I think the match covers were between .016" and .018" which back then would get you home with most cars. I actually made career out of a hobby and spent over 30 years as an automotive/truck mechanic.

I may still have a timing light and a dwell meter somewhere

 

[Hokie_PhD]

Actually, the match book cover was almost perfect for setting the points.

I can almost see all the youngins scratching their heads saying, "points"???

Points what are points
And what's a match book

J/k

As a kid I remember my grandfather setting points that way

I lucked out my first car had electronic ignition (HEI)

Now we don't even have distributors.

I guess that's why I enjoy handloading. It gives us the ability to tinker

 

[Decoy80]

OK ...
I think I can deal with these. I just have to hold them on the way up to the seating die on the shellholder.
All 12 loose bullets are now snug in the resized, non flared cases that were too loose.

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I hope that I didn't imply there's anything wrong with RMR.
My ammo cache is well over half that are topped off with RMR products.


longdayjake. you can disregard my email, if you find it. I'm OK with these now.
Nothing will change but how I load these particular 9mm bullets.

I think you are gaining on getting it down. These folks have all had good ideas to pass along. I had similar issues with most of my bullets being what I refer to as spinners. Loose after crimping. I almost went insane until like you I resolved the issue. Case length plays a part. Belling cases of different lengths causes it also. I finally ran almost a thousand through the trim die ,sorted by case length, bellled cases of the same length and seated and crimped all of those. I repeated that process with the case length being the batch size before re adjusting belling die and seater die to the correct depth and oal. I finally got them loaded. I didnt look on the net but in hindsight I could enefit of free ideas to try. Good luck and happy shooting

 

[Decoy80]

Complety off the OP but I just changed plugs,wires,distributor cap, points,condenser, and coil on my old dodge. It is the only vechicle we have I can fix myself. It is in a way like handloading in that a computer is not necessary for proper operation. Bullet ,primer ,powder, and case annd shoot when put together correctly. Its just gas,oil, and air in the tires gone just like pulling the trigger.

 

[LiveLife]

Bullet, primer, powder, and case and shoot when put together correctly.

May be our future generations will post on THR Handloading and Reloading on customizing rail gun loads complaining about getting larger than 1" groups at 1000 yards.

Sorry OP for taking this thread way off course.

my dimensions are ... in red

Any reason why you are loading 115 gr FMJ short at 1.112"? I usually load 115 gr FMJ/RN around 1.130" - 1.135" and 1.150"-1.160" with bulkier powders to not compress powder charge.

 

[Bullseye]

bds, I replied to your PM.
I'll try them longer next time I have empty brass.
These feed and plunked, I guess that's the only reason. They may be a tad short.

 

[Walkalong]

That is definitely short for RN.

 

[Bullseye]

That is definitely short for RN.

Noted ... next time I load I will change my ways.

 

[IMtheNRA]

You may have found the reason those bullets were pulled in the first place. You shouldn't need a specialty die to use bullets unless that requirement was disclosed prior to buying them. I'd also be suspicious of their potential accuracy, unless you're just making cheap machine gun ammo.