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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jdb on November 13, 2016, 10:07:49 AM

Title: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jdb on November 13, 2016, 10:07:49 AM: So last night i was loading up some .22 hornet and occasionally I was having bullets stick in the die. I could unscrew the die and tap it in my palm and the bullet would fall out and sometimes the bullet would then seat properly sometimes it would take a couple tries? Any ideas?
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: h20hunter on November 13, 2016, 10:36:12 AM: Spritz of case lube. Lay em out on a paper towel, spritz, roll, load.
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jay.sharkbait on November 13, 2016, 10:39:31 AM: Sounds like there isn't much neck tension.
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jdb on November 13, 2016, 01:09:37 PM: Quote from: jay.sharkbait on November 13, 2016, 10:39:31 AM
Sounds like there isn't much neck tension.
like maybe I hadn't sized them properly?
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jay.sharkbait on November 13, 2016, 01:13:43 PM: Quote from: jdb on November 13, 2016, 01:09:37 PM
Quote from: jay.sharkbait on November 13, 2016, 10:39:31 AM
Sounds like there isn't much neck tension.
like maybe I hadn't sized them properly?

Maybe.

If you take a sized case and try to push the bullet in by hand, does it go in at all?
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: JLS on November 13, 2016, 01:16:51 PM: Do as jay suggested and check neck tension. Take your seating die apart and clean it, check for any burrs and/or debris stuck in it.
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: theleo on November 13, 2016, 02:39:11 PM: I agree, sounds like a neck tension issue. I'd start with the last piece to affect it though and see if to have any crud on the expander ball in the sizing dye.
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Post by: mountainman on November 13, 2016, 03:02:08 PM: What bullet specs are you loading?
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jdb on November 13, 2016, 05:10:20 PM: I'm not exactly sure what you mean by bullet specs?
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Post by: mountainman on November 13, 2016, 05:15:05 PM: Brand, weight, ..diameter?
Title: Re: Bullets sticking in die
Post by: jdb on November 13, 2016, 05:40:54 PM: They are hornady .224" 45 grain. They're hollow point intended for the .218 bee.