I THINK I AM RIGHT

[74man]

I am going to load some 38 Special with 125 grain flat nose Berry's bullets. My RCBS kit contains the seater die with two seater dies, a SW (semi wadcutter) and RN ( round nose). Am I right using the SW to seat the 125 grain flat nose bullet? I think I am but wanted to be sure. Thanks.might be a silly question but I want to be sure!!

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

I am going to load some 38 Special with 125 grain flat nose Berry's bullets. My RCBS kit contains the seater die with two seater dies, a SW (semi wadcutter) and RN ( round nose). Am I right using the SW to seat the 125 grain flat nose bullet? I think I am but wanted to be sure. Thanks.might be a silly question but I want to be sure!!

Mostly flat on flat and round on round works fine as long the flat's not mostly round and round's not mostly flat. If that makes sense?

But, yes, you're thinking is right on and it "should" work just fine.

 

[74man]

Thanks GDF. I thought so!!

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Thanks GDF. I thought so!!

NP. If you get any tilt off that conical section you can try to offset it by expanding the case mouth just a small fraction of an inch more.

 

[EricBu]

You'll know if it's not gonna work......there will be a scoring mark around the bullet where the edge of the seating plug contacts it. Which is purely aesthetic.....as long as whatever you use pushed that bullet it in straight and level, it's all good and sendable.

 

[Zahn]

For what it's worth, I've loaded flat nose, rounded flat nose and round nose with the same Lee seating die - but that was in .40 S&W. There's some depth adjusting between bullet profiles, but I've never had an issue with projectiles going in wrong or with marks on them.

 

[Bazoo]

Couple tricks I do.

When I seat bullets that don't want to seat square, I seat them just a touch, back off the ram and then seat them fully. That little bit helps them to center better if they are ornery.

For a bullet that won't fit your flat nosed stem, you could try the RN. I've had that work acceptably, even if it rounds the edge of the meplat some.

 

[deadeye dick]

I use Lee stuff. .38/ 357M .45 APC and LC 9MM I use the same seating stems that came with the die. Never a problem.

 

[AJC1]

Couple tricks I do.

When I seat bullets that don't want to seat square, I seat them just a touch, back off the ram and then seat them fully.

I do this often with the rcbs 180 sil bullet. The seating stem seems to work better getting them somewhat strait using that technique.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

If you're using Lee dies, just flip the seating stem over. It's flat on that end.

 

[50of4064]

74man...I too load Berrys' flat nose plated projectiles for my 38/357, 40 and ...I get what your thinking..I have had them start to go in crooked, or some get the plating caught on the mouth of the case and de-laminate the plating or tear the mouth of the case...what I get by with is, flaring the mouth a bit more, deburr the mouth of case, setting the bullet in straight helps, instead of letting the die try and straighten it...and sneak up on AOL a bit at a time..I also use Lee dies, and from the look's of it, it is cupped inside...guess that would be for round nose..at the start of dialing it in, I will inevitably screw one or two up... you hang in there...
Pray you and yours' are well...

 

[PWC]

Start the bullet about 1/3rd way, lower ram turn case 1/3rd around, raise the ram seat 1/3rd (bullet is 2/3rds home), lower ram turn again, seat fully. Always worked for me, but then I only have a single stage press.