peeplwtchr
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Hi All-
New to reloading. I bought a 4 die Lee 9mm set. When I first started using the dies, the Seating die was dead on accurate. After maybe 500 rounds, I am getting OAL variances. Today I was getting .002 or .003 variances.
I was shooting for a 1.100 OAL, using Berry's bullets and Titegroup 3.9, 4.0, 4.1 gr.. I cleaned the inside of the seating die last week. I checked my caliper against another. I use minimum flair, just enough to get the bullet stable.
1. Does the variance matter in terms of performance?
2. What are some possible causes?
3. Is there a better Seating die, and why?
Thanks!
New to reloading. I bought a 4 die Lee 9mm set. When I first started using the dies, the Seating die was dead on accurate. After maybe 500 rounds, I am getting OAL variances. Today I was getting .002 or .003 variances.
I was shooting for a 1.100 OAL, using Berry's bullets and Titegroup 3.9, 4.0, 4.1 gr.. I cleaned the inside of the seating die last week. I checked my caliper against another. I use minimum flair, just enough to get the bullet stable.
1. Does the variance matter in terms of performance?
2. What are some possible causes?
3. Is there a better Seating die, and why?
Thanks!