Seating problem

histed · September 11, 2014, 12:30 PM

I just started loading lead in the 30-30. My first test loads came out of theseater die with a ring pressed into the boolit about 1/8" from the nose. I tried drilling out the plug, as per Lee's directions, but still have the ring. I'm thinking put a little JB Weld on a well greased boolit, press it into the plug and let it dry. The plug will then conform to the bullet nose with no ring. Anyone with more experience see a problem with this?

OzeanJaeger · September 11, 2014, 12:44 PM

That might work, but Lee probably makes a seater plug for cast lead bullets, and I'll bet they're less than $5. Lots of die sets for calibers that commonly use cast come with two sets of seater plugs (one of them specifically for cast). I don't have one from Lee, but I do from RCBS. I would be shocked if Lee doesn't have them.

oldpapps · September 11, 2014, 01:30 PM

I use a dab of 'hot glue' from a glue gun, sticks well to the nose plug but not to a lubed bullet. Bing bang, perfect fit to the boolet nose.
I expected this to wear out in short order. Nope, last for a long time, till the wad of 'hot glue' flexes enough to pop free. A thinner wad lasts longer, less flex.

Load with care,

OSOK

histed · September 11, 2014, 06:53 PM

I never thought of calling Lee

but that does make more sense. It is, after all, their mold I'm casting with, And thanks, Oldpaps. Hot glue is easier to work with than JB.

mehavey · September 11, 2014, 10:47 PM

Actually, I've done the JB trick with three seater dies that I use w/ soft alloy for black powder cartridge rifles.

- Wax/lube the bullet, start it and the case into the seater die without the seater plug.
- Put a very small* "dab" of JB into the plug cavity and then screw it into the die until it just makes bullet contact.
- Walk away til later

* you don't want overflow into the die when the bullet tip displaces it. Even so,
lube the die walls and that will take care of it unless you just glob it all over.

histed · September 12, 2014, 06:00 AM

mehavey - that's what I had in mind. Good to know I'm on the right track

September 11, 2014, 12:30 PM	#1
histed Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2013 Location: Central PA Posts: 254	Seating problem I just started loading lead in the 30-30. My first test loads came out of theseater die with a ring pressed into the boolit about 1/8" from the nose. I tried drilling out the plug, as per Lee's directions, but still have the ring. I'm thinking put a little JB Weld on a well greased boolit, press it into the plug and let it dry. The plug will then conform to the bullet nose with no ring. Anyone with more experience see a problem with this? __________________ You Have enemies? Good. That means that you've stood up for something in your life. --Winston Churchill The right to buy weapons is the right to be free. -- A.E. Van Vogt

September 11, 2014, 06:53 PM	#4
histed Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2013 Location: Central PA Posts: 254	I never thought of calling Lee but that does make more sense. It is, after all, their mold I'm casting with, And thanks, Oldpaps. Hot glue is easier to work with than JB. __________________ You Have enemies? Good. That means that you've stood up for something in your life. --Winston Churchill The right to buy weapons is the right to be free. -- A.E. Van Vogt

September 11, 2014, 10:47 PM	#5
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,896	Actually, I've done the JB trick with three seater dies that I use w/ soft alloy for black powder cartridge rifles. - Wax/lube the bullet, start it and the case into the seater die without the seater plug. - Put a very small* "dab" of JB into the plug cavity and then screw it into the die until it just makes bullet contact. - Walk away til later * you don't want overflow into the die when the bullet tip displaces it. Even so, lube the die walls and that will take care of it unless you just glob it all over. Last edited by mehavey; September 12, 2014 at 06:47 AM.

September 12, 2014, 06:00 AM	#6
histed Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2013 Location: Central PA Posts: 254	mehavey - that's what I had in mind. Good to know I'm on the right track __________________ You Have enemies? Good. That means that you've stood up for something in your life. --Winston Churchill The right to buy weapons is the right to be free. -- A.E. Van Vogt

September 11, 2014, 12:44 PM	#2
OzeanJaeger Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2014 Posts: 301	That might work, but Lee probably makes a seater plug for cast lead bullets, and I'll bet they're less than $5. Lots of die sets for calibers that commonly use cast come with two sets of seater plugs (one of them specifically for cast). I don't have one from Lee, but I do from RCBS. I would be shocked if Lee doesn't have them.

September 11, 2014, 01:30 PM	#3
oldpapps Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2011 Location: Middle America Posts: 518	I use a dab of 'hot glue' from a glue gun, sticks well to the nose plug but not to a lubed bullet. Bing bang, perfect fit to the boolet nose. I expected this to wear out in short order. Nope, last for a long time, till the wad of 'hot glue' flexes enough to pop free. A thinner wad lasts longer, less flex. Load with care, OSOK