I have a problem with bulging cases when I seat and crimp the bullets.
My load is 11gr titegroup, 350gr Hornady XTP. The cases I'm having problems with are CBC and cor-bon. The cases bulge so bad I can't chamber them in the revolver.
I tried expanding the case mouth more and tried, as seen in another post, screwing out the crimp die but screwing in the seat die. That helped a little, but it still bulges.
I also have some Hornady cases that don't have that problem.
The CBC and Cor-Bon cases have probably been loaded about 3 - 4 times, including the factory load.
I loaded about 300 loads and had probably 6 or 8 that wouldn't chamber in the revolver, and probably that many more that were just a little tight. I just chalked it up to me doing something wrong. Now out of 15 loads I have 5 that won't chamber.
I don't know if it is me or the cases. Maybe the Hornady cases are thicker because they are newer?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jason
My load is 11gr titegroup, 350gr Hornady XTP. The cases I'm having problems with are CBC and cor-bon. The cases bulge so bad I can't chamber them in the revolver.
I tried expanding the case mouth more and tried, as seen in another post, screwing out the crimp die but screwing in the seat die. That helped a little, but it still bulges.
I also have some Hornady cases that don't have that problem.
The CBC and Cor-Bon cases have probably been loaded about 3 - 4 times, including the factory load.
I loaded about 300 loads and had probably 6 or 8 that wouldn't chamber in the revolver, and probably that many more that were just a little tight. I just chalked it up to me doing something wrong. Now out of 15 loads I have 5 that won't chamber.
I don't know if it is me or the cases. Maybe the Hornady cases are thicker because they are newer?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jason