So here is where I am at this morning.
I have considered that the bullet is not sitting square in the case and may be canted. Though coloring the case black and dropping it in doesn't reveal a high spot and to be clear the bullet is not hitting the lands.
Again this morning I have taken a freshly resized case and dropped it into the barrel and all fits well. I then took a flared case and dropped it in. it would only drop about half way, which is what I expected.
I have measured 3 bullets and all are .451" to .452". The Speer reloading book says the case should be .472" and at the case mouth I am getting .472" on 10 that I have measured and .468" just below the bullet.
So I brought out the XD and ran the tests on it. The sized case dropped right in, the flared case dropped almost completely in and every one of the loaded bullets Plunked just like a factory round.
I have considered that the bullet is not sitting square in the case and may be canted. Though coloring the case black and dropping it in doesn't reveal a high spot and to be clear the bullet is not hitting the lands.
Again this morning I have taken a freshly resized case and dropped it into the barrel and all fits well. I then took a flared case and dropped it in. it would only drop about half way, which is what I expected.
I have measured 3 bullets and all are .451" to .452". The Speer reloading book says the case should be .472" and at the case mouth I am getting .472" on 10 that I have measured and .468" just below the bullet.
So I brought out the XD and ran the tests on it. The sized case dropped right in, the flared case dropped almost completely in and every one of the loaded bullets Plunked just like a factory round.