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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    A couple things I suspected. So I went back to do what I first did prior to changing the seating stem. Before, I used a spiral flame torch, then change to pencil flame torch when I also changed the seating stem. I think using the pencil flame, I wasn’t heating low enough on the brass. Whereas...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    So I just did these again. These were previously annealed, resized/deburred/chamfered, wet tumbled, and ready to load. These were not shot yet after the initial prep. I decided to anneal these again, about 10 seconds using a spiral flame bernzomatic torch, not a pencil flame torch. Just enough...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    No, case mouth start to glow before and the flame turns a slight orange before I stop. No quenching.
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    So I reset the seating die, took it apart. Set the lnl bushing in the press first, arm is at highest position with a case in it. Started screwing die (without seating stem and adjustment screw) until it makes contact with the case (without the projectile). Backed die out a full turn to not...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    loading barnes 175gr LRX, loaded round had neck diameter measured .336, so I initially ordered the .333 bushing and was able to get great groups (0.371" 3-shot group at 100yrds, Tikka t3x superlite) but decided to change the seating stem since it was leaving a ring on the projectile, that's when...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    that's what I was thinking also, so I'm ordering a size up. I'm shooting Barnes 175gr LRX, Norma brass loaded round neck diameter with the LRX is .336, I didn't think .003 neck tension would that much so I initially ordered the .333 bushing. as I recall my measurement of the LRX diameter is like...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    I'll have to test that, I'm loading on a hornady classic press using lnl bushings. both seating stems created the same results but only after I decided to try the VLD stem from my buddy. the die is not touching the Shellholder, its probably about 1/2" higher from the bottom of the lnl bushing...
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    Brass was chamfered and de-burred, then wet tumbled before loading. I pulled the projectiles. The one on the left, I took a plier to see how soft/hard it was.
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    Help- what am I doing wrong? Brass binding when bullet seating.

    What’s going on? 300wsm Norma brass, annealed using torch and driver with socket. Full length sized with Redding type s .333 bushing. Shoulder bump .002, Wet tumbled. Issue started when I tried to use a hornady VLD seating stem in a hornady custom seating die. I did notice i had to use more...
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    Sold Tikka 300wsm barrel

    if you can wait, I may have one soon. bought my t3x 300wsm in December, shot less than 75rds, shot norma bondstrike for the brass to use for load development. its a stainless fluted superlite 24". its an awesome round but I think its just too much for me to handle without a brake. and it is...
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    WTB 300 wsm seating die with micrometer- Forster or Redding

    Thanks but I already have the type s fl. I just need the seater.
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    WTB 300 wsm seating die with micrometer- Forster or Redding

    ttt. still looking for one.
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    Barnes LRX quality?

    nope, other than that's a first they've heard of it. but I haven't let them know it was the same for the other two boxes I just opened.
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    Barnes LRX quality?

    Update. So I emailed Barnes and the rep responded they will mail me a new box once I provide the lot number. Not sure if they will send me one of each, but being that I live in California, they said it has to go to my FFL. Still awaiting shipping confirmation. Will update if and when I do get...
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    Sold Tikka T3X CTR Action

    do you also have the stock and mag? will that be extra or $650 just for the action
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    Barnes LRX quality?

    Pulled it and measured it. Here’s some pics of it along with others from the same box. Weight is pretty much the same.
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    Barnes LRX quality?

    Yes same lot. I loaded them yesterday and was just looking at them now and noticed the difference in the grooves.
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    Barnes LRX quality?

    SMH, Barnes quality going down? Or should I still send it. The 175gr LRX looks like it had the tip shaved off, it was like that in the box. I also noticed the tips weren’t straight also, most appeared canted. The 129gr LRX, both have the same oal/ogive measurement, brass is same length. Will it...
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    thoughts on A&D EJ-120

    just wondering if anyone has used this scale for reloading? I'm loading for hunting rifle so it doesn't have to be precise, just something better than my hornady lnl auto charge. since I'm not loading a bunch at a time, I plan on using the hornady lnl powder measure to drop my charges then...
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    Any Tikka 300wsm magazine mod?

    I was briefly researching the cases of each cartridge and looks like the 6.5prc has the most similar case size. Case rim and diameter. I will have to check with my buddies 7rm to see if my 300wsm case fits.

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