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    Eldm help


    I tried working a load up for my FLCP-SR for 178 eldm with 4064 and made them to the same size as my other rounds and they won't chamber without considerable force. Anyone else experience that with a stock savage barrel and the eldm bullets

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    what bullet did your other rounds use?

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    168 Nosler ballistic tip and also 175 smk. Both loaded to 2.8 even tried just seating a bullet and doing a plunk test into the chamber and the round wouldn't go in. Something is off

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    Sounds like your brass shoulder is off. Did you full length resize or just bump the shoulder?

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    Full length but my die could've been bumped I'm gonna try to turn it down just a bit

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    Tried it got a resized primed case chambering then dropped powder and bullet in and even moved the oal down a bit to where a dummy would chamber. Still no go not hearing or feeling any crunch of powder running 41.5 grains

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    Can you chamber a sized case w/o a bullet?
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    Turned the sizing die down about a turn and they work fine. Apparently the die got bumped

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    DOH!
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    Yeah lee dies don't have freaking locks on the nuts

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danatkins8605 View Post
    Yeah lee dies don't have freaking locks on the nuts

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    They can be easily replaced with ones that do. Check Sinclairs.

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    Gonna be upgrading to a set of hornady match dies
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    They can be easily replaced with ones that do. Check Sinclairs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yobuck View Post
    They can be easily replaced with ones that do. Check Sinclairs.
    EBAY is your friend.
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    "...shall not be infringed" What's the confusion?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danatkins8605 View Post
    Turned the sizing die down about a turn and they work fine. Apparently the die got bumped

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    Kind of figured that. Been looking at that rifle. My 10T is ok but don't care for bottom bolt release and not threaded. Either I rebarrel or buy a different rifle. BTW, if thats a 24 inch barrel, try varget. I was using 4064. Varget works much better.

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    I've got some varget too but I've got a jug of 4064

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    Get some Varget .You won't be sorry. My 700P will put 5 168's in to 1 ragged hole .

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    Got some but gonna start with the old standby 41.5 of 4064 works with my 168 ballistic tips and 175smk with that matches fgmm. Replaced the lock rings on the lee dies with Hornady should fix that crap

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danatkins8605 View Post
    Got some but gonna start with the old standby 41.5 of 4064 works with my 168 ballistic tips and 175smk with that matches fgmm. Replaced the lock rings on the lee dies with Hornady should fix that crap

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    I use those lock rings on all of my dies also .I also torque them down a little in my press so the case measurements stay the same while resizing and bullet seating .

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    Yup me too. Did it today had to go to Cabela's and get a press mounted bullet puller so I got a box of lock rings did my 308 and 9mm dies
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    I use those lock rings on all of my dies also .I also torque them down a little in my press so the case measurements stay the same while resizing and bullet seating .
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    Quote Originally Posted by OLEJOE View Post
    I use those lock rings on all of my dies also .I also torque them down a little in my press so the case measurements stay the same while resizing and bullet seating .
    Possible problem with that is unless the die contact with the press is perfect, it could cause some issues with straight loads.
    Id advise a rubber O ring under the lock ring and just hand snug down to that. The O rings can be had at the plumbing dept in Home Depot. Some also use small ones under the lock ring on the adjustment stem on the seating die. The idea being that it allows for some float when seating the bullet and straighter loads as a result. Im not so sure that just finger tight without the O ring isnt about the same.
    No doubt the straighter the load the more consistent the accuracy will be.

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