Hey guys, I have decided to to start hand loading for my grendel in order to get the most accurate load possible. I am not new to reloading by any means as I have been loading for my .308 bolt gun for years and I have been loading 7.62x39 for my AR for the last year and had great results. The dies I use for those calibers are Lee dies. I have Hornady dies for this caliber so it was just a little different getting set up.
I followed the instructions that hornady provided in setting up my dies and sized up one piece of hornady brass to test that was once fired and I had already prepped. I loaded it with primer, powder, bullet etc. Set it to 2.250 OAL. I loaded the round in the magazine and racked the action to feed it. The carrier pushed the bolt in the chamber but would not seat it completely. The action is like 1/8th of an inch from being completely closed. I then tried to extract the round and it was very difficult. The bullet itself had a couple of nicks on it and the brass has a small gauge where I am guessing the extractor grabbed it.
I am guessing I set up the re-sizer incorrectly, and that I need to make an adjustment. Anyone have any ideas or tips as to what my problem might be? BTW I have a BHW 264 lbc chamber if that makes a difference. Thanks in advance for the help.
I followed the instructions that hornady provided in setting up my dies and sized up one piece of hornady brass to test that was once fired and I had already prepped. I loaded it with primer, powder, bullet etc. Set it to 2.250 OAL. I loaded the round in the magazine and racked the action to feed it. The carrier pushed the bolt in the chamber but would not seat it completely. The action is like 1/8th of an inch from being completely closed. I then tried to extract the round and it was very difficult. The bullet itself had a couple of nicks on it and the brass has a small gauge where I am guessing the extractor grabbed it.
I am guessing I set up the re-sizer incorrectly, and that I need to make an adjustment. Anyone have any ideas or tips as to what my problem might be? BTW I have a BHW 264 lbc chamber if that makes a difference. Thanks in advance for the help.
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