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Using RCBS press with full length two die set in 223 cal. After decapping, sizing, and expanding, bullet will not fit in case? Bullets are the right dia, What gives? Played with seater plug and couldn't make it happen. Help! | ||
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What does the expander plug measure? Should be the same as bullet diameter or 1 thou less. With normal springback, that should make about 2 thou of bullet tension. If that's right, did you chamfer the mouth edge to ease bullet base entry? | |||
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You don`t expand bottle neck cases the way one does straight walled brass. The expander ball simply brings the case mouth to a uniform diameter and is a little smaller then bullet diameter on purpose to ensure proper neck tension. You may not be able to hand start a bullet in you brass but with a little guidence into the die the bullet will seat. ------------------------------------ The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity. ~Patrick Murray "Why shouldn`t truth be stranger then fiction? Fiction after all has to make sense." (Samual Clemens) "Saepe errans, numquam dubitans --Frequently in error, never in doubt". | |||
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Not supposed to. You are supposed to force the bullet into the neck with the seating die. ____________________________________ There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice. - Mark Twain | Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others. ___________________________________ | |||
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Have you chamfered the brass? And what type of bullets are you trying to seat. Most important is the dimension of the expander ball. The other guys got that right off.  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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You say you played with the seater plug and couldn't make it happen. Did you actually try to seat a bullet? If the expander ball is the correct size and the brass has been chamfered, it will happen. You'll feel some resistance, but the bullet will seat. Now, if your cases collapse and/or crush down you will need to look further. | |||
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I seated a few, I just didn't know if you could start them off at an angle. They straightened out though. Cheers! | |||
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