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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    Seating them out further exasperates the problem of the bullet hitting the rifling even sooner and already it's hard to close the bolt. The crimping of the GC in the 270 crimper gives a perfect and tight fit if the crimp is set right. It's also fast and easy.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    I use the full sizing die from Lee. The bullets are put through the Lee bullet sizer at .309
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    The 270 crimp die crimps to .306 which is the OD of the 270 neck. The gc just fits snugly in the crimp die hole. shaving the neck of the 270 the same amount as the height of the Gas check allows the GC to sit on the top of the shell for support when setting the crimp.
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    I'm Jim from Alberta Canada. Got hooked on the reloading bug in '78. Really revved it up since 2011. I have Muzzle loader pistols in percussion andd a flintlock, 45 cal mountain rifle, two matching Uberti colt 1893, black powder 36 cal 1851 revolver a 270 and a 45/70.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    I am going to try 2.580 seating depth and the 2.50 for 150 Grain. See if that works. I'm hoping for a consensus of Max. OAL for the 150 and 170s Thank you for that feedback.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    Thank you for your feedback. My initial problem is the bullet not entering the chamber. I can ensure the lead is larger than the GC but it still puts the bullet seat into the shoulder area.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    I also question the sizing. I follow the instructions of putting the bullet and GC through a sizing die and they come out as .309. We can't talk accuracy here or about .310 or .311 being better and more accurate because I tried sizing them through a .313 die and the GCs fell off. I think I'll...
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    Thank you, you are the first one to give me a seating depth. While I see that working for the 150 Grain, it would be too shallow for the 170 grain. I hope by seating them both to an OAL of 2.58 will eliminate the problem.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    The 150 Grain is touching the lands at a seating depth of 2.605. I know this because it is unusually difficult to close the bolt. I believe the ogive is touching at this point so trying the 170 grains at 2.75 would be impossible to close.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    don't have pics at this time and it may be a while before I can get some. Thanks for your input.
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    If I load to Max OAL the 170 Gr. is only held in place by the GC. Seeing as the factory loads never seem to have a metplat they slide in even if they're a little high. If I go to an OAL of 2.50 then the 170 gr. drops into cartridge by it's own weight 90% of the time.Does anyone who uses Lee 150...
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    Once the magazine lets go of the bullet the cartridge is at an angle and the bolt just hits it and it goes nowhere. Manual feed is fine. I did try dropping the OAL to 2.50 but that gave me another problem with the 170 grain and 150 grain bullet. The GC was crimped. The mouth of the case had a...
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    308 cast bullet fed from the magazine misses the chamber mouth and jams

    This is the full story. A cartridge Hornady .308 trimmed, sized, chamfered and deburred. Full sizing die was set by touching the ram then 3/4 turn more. powder added. Cast lee 30 cal 150 gr. (actual 149 to 149.9) seating depth so OAL was 2.65. Made 170 Gr. Complete OAL of 2.750 but when 150s...
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    I first got hooked in 1977 by purchasing a Russian 22 then a Marlin 1895 and a Chech. 8MM Mauser. The Mauser was loaned to a friend which, during marital spats his wife called the RCMP.... I now have added a Win1200, matching uberti 1873 .357 Mag. revolvers, A GSG 1911 .22 plinker, I built 2 45...
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