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Southpaw Member
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Saskatoon
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: Cutting bullet heels |
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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Are you champhering the inside of the case mouth? That should take care of it.
-DallanC
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Southpaw Member
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Saskatoon
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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Yes, I use horndays hand tool. I see RCBS has one, is it better? I've only tried to load Nos. bt's and Partions.
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popgun Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Mitchell, GA, U.S.A. (2007 pop. 191)
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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If you are shaving brass from the bullet when seating you have not chamfered the case enough on the inside of the case mouth. That's my best guess not being able to see the cases and bullets and trying it on your die.
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Coyote_Hunter_ Member
Joined: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 208 Location: Franktown, CO
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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The only time I have had this happen was when I forgot to chamfer the inside of the necks on some new brass. Chamfered the necks and no more problem. Been using the same RCBS tool for over 20 years.
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Blaine Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 260 Location: Maine
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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One thing you might want to check......Be sure your case is sitting all the way into the shell holder. If it is not and you run the case into the die, it will go in cocked and could cause the scraping action you describe. What I do when seating bullets is to partially seat the bullet and then bring the case back down a bit and turn it about 180 degrees and finish seating. I think this will eliminate run-out to some degree and it doesn't take that much extra time. You mentioned you hold the bullet as long as you can before releasing it into the die. After you release the bullet, try taking the tip of your thumb and holding the case tight into the shell holder and see if this helps. If your press isn't mounted exactly level, the case has a tendency to "wander" a bit in the holder. If you have beveled the inside of the neck annd do the above, you should have no more problems.
Blaine
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Southpaw Member
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Saskatoon
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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Thanks guys! Loaded some Acubonds toady, work much beter. I didn't get that scrapeing feeling. Loads shoot good, still to early to call them keepers. Your tips hepled, thanks again.
sorry had to use it once I saw it.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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I chamfer my cases nice and good then when I get to the bullet seating step I place a case in the shell holder, place a bullet into the chamfered neck then ease it up into the seating die. I do it slow enough the bullet shouldnt fall out and I get a nice seating feeling. If I felt too much resistance I would back the case out and check the bullet / neck alignment.
Granted when I was reloading XLCs I always had some blue gunk scrape off that I was continually cleaning out of my dies. Rarely ever did I get copper shavings.
-DallanC
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tomme-boy Rookie Member
Joined: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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This is something that a friend showed me a few years back. After shamfering the inside of the case, take a old .22cal brush and wrap it with steel wool. You want it to be able to fit into the neck so it polishes the inside of the neck. You also want to have some of the wool balled up outside of the mouth of the case so it polishes the shamfered area also. Just chuck up the brush in a cordless drill. You only have to spin it in the case for a few seconds.
This not only got rid of the shaved bullets, but it seems to help cut down on some of the flyers I have from time to time.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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Welcome to the site tomme-boy. Polishing necks is a good idea, just be careful you dont thin the neck
-DallanC
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Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Saskatoon
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calsibley Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 317
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting bullet heels |
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I'm trying to recall who makes it but can't at the moment, but it's in the Sinclair catalog. It's a tool that cuts a different angle in the case neck so the bullets go in the case smoothly. You can check it out on the Sinclair website at www.siclairintlcom
Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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