GhostDevil
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- Oct 3, 2011
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Hello-
I'm fairly new to reloading until recently all my experience was for a 12 ga. I purchased a hornady lock-n-load classic a few months back and started reloading for my 7mm mag. So far I've been very happy with the results and my groups have improved over factory ammo. This weekend I bought a hornady die set for my 270 along with a #1 shell holder. I had some new winchester brass so I started to work up my first rounds. When I looked at my first cartridge I was unhappy with what appear to be excessive marks on the bullet. I would say it's more than just marks it actually appears to be deforming the jacket. I took the seating die back apart and cleaned again, then I adjusted the die according to the instructions and got the same result. I've sent an email to hornady and haven't heard back so I figured I'd try and hit the boards to see if anyone has any suggestions. The one thing I did notice that seemed off is that when I setup the seating die initially it says the bullet should be seated lightly in the mouth of the case... well it's seated more than what I would consider lightly.
info:
2 month old lock-n-load classic
new hornady dies with new #1 shellholder
new winchester brass that was sized before seating the bullet
140gr hornady sst bullets
I've attached a picture. The 7mm mag is on the left and the 270's are on the right.
Thanks for your time
-Brandon
I'm fairly new to reloading until recently all my experience was for a 12 ga. I purchased a hornady lock-n-load classic a few months back and started reloading for my 7mm mag. So far I've been very happy with the results and my groups have improved over factory ammo. This weekend I bought a hornady die set for my 270 along with a #1 shell holder. I had some new winchester brass so I started to work up my first rounds. When I looked at my first cartridge I was unhappy with what appear to be excessive marks on the bullet. I would say it's more than just marks it actually appears to be deforming the jacket. I took the seating die back apart and cleaned again, then I adjusted the die according to the instructions and got the same result. I've sent an email to hornady and haven't heard back so I figured I'd try and hit the boards to see if anyone has any suggestions. The one thing I did notice that seemed off is that when I setup the seating die initially it says the bullet should be seated lightly in the mouth of the case... well it's seated more than what I would consider lightly.
info:
2 month old lock-n-load classic
new hornady dies with new #1 shellholder
new winchester brass that was sized before seating the bullet
140gr hornady sst bullets
I've attached a picture. The 7mm mag is on the left and the 270's are on the right.
Thanks for your time
-Brandon