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Sevens · October 11, 2011, 01:43 PM

On the cartridges where you could get a handloaded round to seat with force, could you notice any marks on the bullets? In the past, I've found that COAL doesn't mean a lot (with regards to closing an action) so much as does the ogive of the bullet. A bullet with a squatty tip doesn't have to be as long as cartridge with a slimmer bullet tip to give grief when closing the action.

Did you try to chamber any of the brass after trimming and after neck-sizing but BEFORE charging and seating a bullet? That might help track down what's going on.

Seems hard to imagine how a piece of brass that was fired and ejected smoothly from this rifle wouldn't then also chamber the same piece of brass later.

October 11, 2011, 01:43 PM	#8
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	On the cartridges where you could get a handloaded round to seat with force, could you notice any marks on the bullets? In the past, I've found that COAL doesn't mean a lot (with regards to closing an action) so much as does the ogive of the bullet. A bullet with a squatty tip doesn't have to be as long as cartridge with a slimmer bullet tip to give grief when closing the action. Did you try to chamber any of the brass after trimming and after neck-sizing but BEFORE charging and seating a bullet? That might help track down what's going on. Seems hard to imagine how a piece of brass that was fired and ejected smoothly from this rifle wouldn't then also chamber the same piece of brass later. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.