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Grahamwb · November 2, 2008, 02:37 PM

Yesterday I reloaded some 6.5x55 bullets for my swedish mauser sportizered by Kember. I ran them through the sizing die and deprimed them, then I trimed the case within tollorence, weighed the powder, put it in the case and seated the bullet. The overall length is within tolorence. Now I find out that I cant load it in my rifle. The bolt will not quite go in far enough to lower the bolt. The primer is seated good. H--e---l----p

QBall45 · November 2, 2008, 02:44 PM

Did you full lenght size your brass? And was your brass new when first fired? If the brass was fired in another gun and you did not full lenght size you may have a headspace issue.

Grahamwb · November 2, 2008, 03:22 PM

I used a Lee set that came in one of those red plastic containers.

Grahamwb · November 2, 2008, 03:24 PM

come to think of it. I have a swedish mauser target rifle that these shells were probably fired in.

November 2, 2008, 02:37 PM	#1
Grahamwb Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 48	Help Yesterday I reloaded some 6.5x55 bullets for my swedish mauser sportizered by Kember. I ran them through the sizing die and deprimed them, then I trimed the case within tollorence, weighed the powder, put it in the case and seated the bullet. The overall length is within tolorence. Now I find out that I cant load it in my rifle. The bolt will not quite go in far enough to lower the bolt. The primer is seated good. H--e---l----p

November 2, 2008, 02:44 PM	#2
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	Did you full lenght size your brass? And was your brass new when first fired? If the brass was fired in another gun and you did not full lenght size you may have a headspace issue.

November 2, 2008, 03:22 PM	#3
Grahamwb Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 48	I used a Lee set that came in one of those red plastic containers.

November 2, 2008, 03:24 PM	#4
Grahamwb Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 48	come to think of it. I have a swedish mauser target rifle that these shells were probably fired in.