Hey guys, I'm a reloading newb. I recently bought the Hornady lnl, and started loading 9mm. I'm having trouble getting consistent powder charges, and also getting a good crimp. I'll get the die set, and then I'll get 1 or 2 with loose bullet's!? I'm thinking it's because of inconsistent case length's but I'm not sure? Any help is greatly appreciated.

What kind of bullets are you using?
Lead or jacketed?
Also, how far off the mark are your powder drops?

A loose bullet would indicate that the brass was not re-sized properly. Or there might be some undersized bullets in the woodpile.

That was my drift.
I've had far more problems with lead bullets being loose than jacketed, although I've had the same thing with a Lee loader set and some Federal brass in 30-30 with jacketed Sierra bullets. The Lee neck sizer is a little too oversized for some of the harder brass IMO. Factory slip-up I think.
The (factory) lead cast bullets were either undersized initially or too soft.
Anyway that is what happened. Crimp took care of those and all went bang OK and shot fairly descent.

I would suggest that you get the Lyman manual and read the chapters first. This is huge education on the basics.

You need to be sound in your understanding of pressure - how it works, what are the variable, how it changes suddenly etc.

When i started reloading over 20 years ago, I stuck to the Lyman book (on good advise) for 2 years. I did not allow myself to get confused with multiple data etc. until I understood the basic principles of pressure.

Even very experienced hand loaders do have the odd accident or slip up.

Be safe.

I'm using jacketed bullets.But I'm pretty sure it's a case size problem. thanks for the help guys.

Might help to know where you are located some one could be near to lend you a hand.

I'm located in Columbus Ohio.

To far for me hopefully one Ohio members well chime in