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Currently working on loading 175 rounds for 6.5 Creedmoor. These were previously sitting in a bin for about a year. Had run them through dry tumbler, removed old primer and cleaned primer pocket prior to sitting on a bin. A few days ago I started to resize the brass and started to use the FL die. After a couple of resized brass I noticed there were some rings on the bottom of the cartridge along with what looked like some scratches vertical on the brass (minute) but could see them. I stopped and removed the die to inspect. Removed the stem and didn't see anything of concern to me.
Prior to resizing, I had previously purchased RCBS Matchmaster dies. So I opted to remove the sizing die and use the recently purchased sizing die. When I started to use this I still noticed the rings on the bottom of the brass but the scratches were no longer there. Also when I used the new sizing die, I felt a much smoother process compared to the older die. The brass were lubed during resizing process. After a couple I checked to see if they would chamber for the intended rifle, it did so I kept going with all 175. After that, then I trimmed then followed by using the chamfer tool. After that, then cleaned/inspected before proceeding to primer the brass.
Then today I started to powder and seat bullet. Now this is where the problem started that I did not noticed prior to applying the primer. Was setting my seating die. The first brass that had powder I put it on the press, followed by placing the bullet on the cartridge then noticed the bullet was "seating" easily with my fingers when I pushed it down onto the brass. Don't have years of loading, but the little times I have.... I have never encountered this problem before. I removed the brass and took the same bullet and tried to seat it with my fingers and did so with no problem. I then started to check another brass and the same thing. Then another and didn't seat easily. I took all the brass and tested this method to each one. Don't know what I did wrong as out of the 175 sized brass about 65 doesn't have this problem. Other that the ones done with the "old" sizing die, the rest were sized with new die. No more than 10 brass were sized using the old die.
I checked with same brand but different bullets and did the same. For the brass there are 75 of one brand and 100 of another brand. From the 75, only 39 I could not seat and from the 100, 26 I could not seat. The process was done all at once other than applying powder and trying to seat bullet. Any help will greatly be appreciated.
Prior to resizing, I had previously purchased RCBS Matchmaster dies. So I opted to remove the sizing die and use the recently purchased sizing die. When I started to use this I still noticed the rings on the bottom of the brass but the scratches were no longer there. Also when I used the new sizing die, I felt a much smoother process compared to the older die. The brass were lubed during resizing process. After a couple I checked to see if they would chamber for the intended rifle, it did so I kept going with all 175. After that, then I trimmed then followed by using the chamfer tool. After that, then cleaned/inspected before proceeding to primer the brass.
Then today I started to powder and seat bullet. Now this is where the problem started that I did not noticed prior to applying the primer. Was setting my seating die. The first brass that had powder I put it on the press, followed by placing the bullet on the cartridge then noticed the bullet was "seating" easily with my fingers when I pushed it down onto the brass. Don't have years of loading, but the little times I have.... I have never encountered this problem before. I removed the brass and took the same bullet and tried to seat it with my fingers and did so with no problem. I then started to check another brass and the same thing. Then another and didn't seat easily. I took all the brass and tested this method to each one. Don't know what I did wrong as out of the 175 sized brass about 65 doesn't have this problem. Other that the ones done with the "old" sizing die, the rest were sized with new die. No more than 10 brass were sized using the old die.
I checked with same brand but different bullets and did the same. For the brass there are 75 of one brand and 100 of another brand. From the 75, only 39 I could not seat and from the 100, 26 I could not seat. The process was done all at once other than applying powder and trying to seat bullet. Any help will greatly be appreciated.