Rangerrich99
New member
Take this with a grain of salt:
I've only been reloading for about five years now, but I've been reloading .223 rem since the very beginning, and reloading Hornady V-Max and Nosler 60 grain varmint rounds for the last four years, and in my inexpert opinion, your rounds are too long. What I mean is, that just looking at your photos, my first thought was, "those bullets aren't seated deep enough." And if I can see that the bullets are too long in a photo, then they're probably too long by a good bit.
If I were you I'd go back and check to make sure you're measuring your cartridges' lengths correctly, or if there might be a problem with your calipers before considering anything else.
Like I said, I'm no expert, so take my suggestion with a grain of salt, but that was my first thought.
Oh, and i seat my 60 grainers to approximately 2.245-2.255
I've only been reloading for about five years now, but I've been reloading .223 rem since the very beginning, and reloading Hornady V-Max and Nosler 60 grain varmint rounds for the last four years, and in my inexpert opinion, your rounds are too long. What I mean is, that just looking at your photos, my first thought was, "those bullets aren't seated deep enough." And if I can see that the bullets are too long in a photo, then they're probably too long by a good bit.
If I were you I'd go back and check to make sure you're measuring your cartridges' lengths correctly, or if there might be a problem with your calipers before considering anything else.
Like I said, I'm no expert, so take my suggestion with a grain of salt, but that was my first thought.
Oh, and i seat my 60 grainers to approximately 2.245-2.255