Thread: First reloads

Originally Posted by mimms2

Nothing too "unusual" from what I see. What tool are you using to seat them? Did you uniform primer pocket/flash holes? Did that last one back out on firing, or did you miss putting primer in?

We used a Lee ergo prime and a lyman one.

Yes. We chamfered and cleaned the hole.

Missed putting it in due to a lot of back and forth adjusting dies and trying to prime it properly.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Primer photo suggests a bit of tolerance between the firing pin and the pin hole. Pressure appears to be OK as the edges of the primer are still rounded photo 3 looks lIke it's a very light load the pin indentation is rounded. Mind you primer shape is not the most reliable indicator of pressure still it can be a guide..
Leaving the primer out is better than putting it in backwards and firing it. Nasty little bits come out the vent hole in the bolt.

What do you mean? A little gap between the two?

The book max was 43 grains. So still a bit to go. But I think the 2.710 cartridge overall length may be close to the lands as the round required bumping to get it to chamber. As the targex projectiles are not always the same length. Still a great projectile.

Sure not going to be 3100 like factory ammo claims but very accurate!