TheDomFather
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Here is the .224 Valkyrie product Manager from Federal talking about the bad PTG reamers with too long of a freebore and the issues it created!
Okay, after waiting on UPS to finally get back to work and then spending a week in the hospital with the little person, I finally got to load some Valkyrie ammo. After deburring flash holes, uniforming pockets, expanding necks and applying a light chamfer, my brass was ready to go. I have to say, this Starline brass is not impressing me one bit. The first bullet I seated felt like dragging a plastic sled full of firewood across a gravel driveway. So naturally, I pull the bullet to take a look, scored the entire length of the shank. I bust out the expander die and re-work all the necks and chamfer a bit deeper, seemed to help some but I can feel that there is a distinct lack of consistency in neck tension. Some bullets glide right in and others require noticeably more force to seat and are .01" longer to the ogive. It's almost like they forgot to anneal the brass one last time before sending it out the door.
No me.A little trig