Iddy Biddy Bullets

[VTR996]

Well, I bought my dies today and am going to try reloading my .223. My problem is, my fingers get in the way of the press and holder when I try to seat the bullet,,,,not near the size of my .45's. Any trick of the trade to hold on to them little beggers?

[bk40]

VTR996,

Try chamfering the case necks ... or use boat-tail bullets.

Seriously, I load .17 caliber with no problems- chamfer and deburr the case mouths.

[Long Path]

There's a lot of reloading that I simply can't see how one would get along with hemostats for. They're great for pulling out granules of powder without contaminating it, they can pull things out of the little reaches of the press, and.... they can hold onto itty bitty bullets to precisely place them for loading.

[Steve Smith]

Switch to a Forster Ultra seating die. It will hold your bullet and case in alignment until the bullet is seated. It's still a struggle to get it into the die, but once it's there it'll be aligned more easily.