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Predator Hunting => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Cooper13 on May 02, 2012, 11:44:12 PM

Title: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Cooper13 on May 02, 2012, 11:44:12 PM

im loading 243 with Nosler Ballistic Tip 90gr bullets and during the seating process some of the bullets go in very forcefully..leaving copper fragments at the top of the neck..the brass in winchester never fired..am i doing something wrong??
Are they ok to shoot accurately??
Or should i just invest in a better brass like lapua???

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Pa Goosehntr on May 03, 2012, 05:39:58 AM

Coop....resize all new brass before you reload them...run them through your resizing die...this should eliminate the problem...yes any time you take a hardy scratch of weight off the bullet it will travel a little different.

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Leglifter on May 03, 2012, 08:02:33 AM

Make sure your seating die is not crimping the case mouth also. That could be very dangerous, adjust your dies with the instructions

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Cooper13 on May 03, 2012, 11:07:46 AM

Nope it wasnt crimping them..i didnt know i had to resize them being brand new..oops..was wondering why i couldnt get a decent group with my last load!! Thanks again guys!

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: bigben on May 03, 2012, 12:18:43 PM

They need deburred. I just picked up some new brass and the mouths were rough from the factory

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Cooper13 on May 03, 2012, 12:58:56 PM

yea i noticed that too...is winchester brass really low quality?? is there a moderatley priced brass for decent quality?

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: bigben on May 03, 2012, 04:23:45 PM

I use remington brass but have read win heater is decent stuff. I just think the difference in price between rem or win brass and lapua and nosler is the rem and win you have case prep where lapua and nosler comes good to go. Deburring cases is not too big a deal imo

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Cooper13 on May 04, 2012, 12:40:16 AM

ok cool..yea i def dont mind the "MAN" time in my cave to lube resize and debur new cases especially for half the price...plus i like listening to music rather than the baby crying lol

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: foxfx on May 05, 2012, 06:26:23 PM

I always full length size, trim, chamfer, and debur all new brass.  The copper shavings while seating your bullet is probably caused by a sharp case mouth that has not been chamfered hard enough.  Lapua brass is not required.  Winchester and Remington make pretty good brass for the common reloader.  If the brass is new, I doubt there is a something wrong with it. 

 Cheers

Title: Re: 243 reloading problems
Post by: Cooper13 on May 06, 2012, 10:35:48 AM

yep just needed to debur...everything is smooth sailing now