I am loading some plinking ammo using some cheap tracer bullets that I bought a while back. They are pulled milspec tracers.
For some reason I am getting inconsistent OALs when seating the bullets. I am shooting for a 2.255 OAL. For some reason I am getting weird variations in the length. After getting it set at 2.255 I load a few rounds (Hornady LNL) and spot check the OAL every 5 rounds or so. I am getting some that are going over 2.260.
What is weird is that I can put the round back through the die and it will often, but not always, bring it down closer to the original setting (2.255). On some running it back through doesn't change it.
I have checked and cleaned the die and don't see any problems. I'm also making sure I am fully bottoming the press every time.
I'm using Lee dies.
Anyone run into this before? I've never had a problem with these dies using other bullets.
Before anyone asks, yes these rounds are all going into a dirt berm in case some of them light... but so far the light-up rate with this powder is about 2 percent.
For some reason I am getting inconsistent OALs when seating the bullets. I am shooting for a 2.255 OAL. For some reason I am getting weird variations in the length. After getting it set at 2.255 I load a few rounds (Hornady LNL) and spot check the OAL every 5 rounds or so. I am getting some that are going over 2.260.
What is weird is that I can put the round back through the die and it will often, but not always, bring it down closer to the original setting (2.255). On some running it back through doesn't change it.
I have checked and cleaned the die and don't see any problems. I'm also making sure I am fully bottoming the press every time.
I'm using Lee dies.
Anyone run into this before? I've never had a problem with these dies using other bullets.
Before anyone asks, yes these rounds are all going into a dirt berm in case some of them light... but so far the light-up rate with this powder is about 2 percent.