BrokenWheel
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Trying to reload for my sw 500 and I'm getting frustrated by the variability between cartridges oal.
equipment: Hornady LnL, Hornady custom dies.
reloading manual state that the OAL of the cartridge for the 500 should be 2.020. When I seat the bullet I get consistent lengths. However, the moment I crimp, the crimp seems to push the bullet into the cartridge - so my oal gets reduced to 2.010. Lighten up on the crimp and the length gets longer, try to put a decent crimp on it the oal shrinks to 1.995!
I've tried to reduce the seating depth of the bullet but still the crimp pushes the to 2.010. I've tried to not crimp on the bullet seater die and just crimp using the crimp die (4th die supplied in the Hornady kit) with the same results.
I even measured the case lengths and they are all about the same.
Suggestions?
equipment: Hornady LnL, Hornady custom dies.
reloading manual state that the OAL of the cartridge for the 500 should be 2.020. When I seat the bullet I get consistent lengths. However, the moment I crimp, the crimp seems to push the bullet into the cartridge - so my oal gets reduced to 2.010. Lighten up on the crimp and the length gets longer, try to put a decent crimp on it the oal shrinks to 1.995!
I've tried to reduce the seating depth of the bullet but still the crimp pushes the to 2.010. I've tried to not crimp on the bullet seater die and just crimp using the crimp die (4th die supplied in the Hornady kit) with the same results.
I even measured the case lengths and they are all about the same.
Suggestions?
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