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I decided to start loading 00 Buck but started having problems from the beginning.
Load from Lyman Shotshell Reloading 5th Ed. p 357.
Powder: HS-7. Charge: 31.5. Primer: Fed 209A. Wad Column: One B.P. BPGS, One 12ga 1/2" fiber under pellets, One 12 ga 1/4" fiber under pellets, and nine 00 Buck pellets. Should give a velocity of 1247 and pressure of 9400 psi.
Step 1: The depriming and base resizing step. No problems here except sometimes I have to jiggle the shell so the primer aligns with the hole through which the depriming pin travels.
Step 2: Priming station. I don't think there's a problem, but the primers don't have the same feel when being seated like cartridge primers (which I do by hand). They look flush and don't appear loose.
Step 3: Cutaway pic as shown. The BPGS gas seal is seated properly (such that the ridge fits flush with the cup in the shell). Everything else in this step looks good from what I can tell. I place 3 stacks of buck staggered atop one another by hand.
Step 4: Starting the crimp. Seems to be fine. I'm using the proper spindex.
Step 5: Crimping. The crimp looks acceptable- but not as good as factory new shells. The problem is with the bulge about 1/4" above the brass that develops during this process. See pics.
Load from Lyman Shotshell Reloading 5th Ed. p 357.
Powder: HS-7. Charge: 31.5. Primer: Fed 209A. Wad Column: One B.P. BPGS, One 12ga 1/2" fiber under pellets, One 12 ga 1/4" fiber under pellets, and nine 00 Buck pellets. Should give a velocity of 1247 and pressure of 9400 psi.
Step 1: The depriming and base resizing step. No problems here except sometimes I have to jiggle the shell so the primer aligns with the hole through which the depriming pin travels.
Step 2: Priming station. I don't think there's a problem, but the primers don't have the same feel when being seated like cartridge primers (which I do by hand). They look flush and don't appear loose.
Step 3: Cutaway pic as shown. The BPGS gas seal is seated properly (such that the ridge fits flush with the cup in the shell). Everything else in this step looks good from what I can tell. I place 3 stacks of buck staggered atop one another by hand.
Step 4: Starting the crimp. Seems to be fine. I'm using the proper spindex.
Step 5: Crimping. The crimp looks acceptable- but not as good as factory new shells. The problem is with the bulge about 1/4" above the brass that develops during this process. See pics.
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