Thread: Reloading .222 - Problems

Originally Posted by ifonlypn

Thanks all for your input. Some good suggestions to follow up. Had to change primers as CCI were not available. I will check my seating die against a factory load to ensure the jump is the same. Actually that is an expression new to me so thanks. My recent reloads were with 53gr Norma (not boattail) have plenty of them so will keep trying with different loads. Will look to try a different powder when I can find some. Some components very difficult at present. But I guess you all know that.

so to do this...place loaded factory round in press and lift up into a screwed in seating die with the seating stem backed out/up....you can let go of ram handle completely,start screwing stem down untill you see handle start to twitch like your old fella when pretty lass walks past!!!!! stop and try seating new projectile in case....it SHOULD be relatively close in overall length to the factory round and because the die touches projectile somewhere down the curvy skinny bit/oglive it should be a relatively similar jump into the rifling....