12-21-2023, 06:01 PM
That pronounced of a ring, to me, says something is drastically wrong. I've been reloading for years, decades actually, and the only rings I've seen are very slight. Very. Ablr's had some of the more pronounced for me but nothing at all like the picture.
Plus your saying that a lot of force is involved, again, that should not be the case at all.
I don't have any special seaters, just the normals supplied with the dies. Sure a vld-specific can help for those vld's but I have not seen any driving need for them in my bullets. I don't think the seater-mouth is the culprit here.
I half wonder about either the case prep or the powder charge-being too much.
As to case prep, are you deburring the inner mouth with a VLD chamfer? Every time, new or x-fired. That allows the bullet to slide in without having to overcome a "ridge" on the inside of the case mouth. That alone can make a big difference.
Plus your saying that a lot of force is involved, again, that should not be the case at all.
I don't have any special seaters, just the normals supplied with the dies. Sure a vld-specific can help for those vld's but I have not seen any driving need for them in my bullets. I don't think the seater-mouth is the culprit here.
I half wonder about either the case prep or the powder charge-being too much.
As to case prep, are you deburring the inner mouth with a VLD chamfer? Every time, new or x-fired. That allows the bullet to slide in without having to overcome a "ridge" on the inside of the case mouth. That alone can make a big difference.