10-16-2020, 12:31 AM
Well it looks like the real culprit I had with some neck tension issues wasn't the bullets, but some pretty wide lot to lot inconsistency from Hornady brass. I converted about 300 pieces from 2x fired 6.5G and most of that had come from factory ammo. Some of it may have been Black and some the old Amax, and probably a few different lots of each. Necking down amplifies neck brass thickness differences and random measurements were giving me .002" differential. Luckily I have 400 that I bought new and are consistent.
I did call Sierra today just to confirm how to confirm lot #s on their boxes and mentioned the undersized bullets. He said to send them back. I thanked him but said it probably wasn't worth the time and shipping for one box since I can still put them to use.
I did call Sierra today just to confirm how to confirm lot #s on their boxes and mentioned the undersized bullets. He said to send them back. I thanked him but said it probably wasn't worth the time and shipping for one box since I can still put them to use.