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Thanks guys, you've all been very helpful and I appreciate it!

Awesome read Driverman!!

Thanks for the good advise. I'll certainly check it from now on. I only wanted to size it because the necks were so tight. I think once fired, the problem will disappear....hopefully.

Yes your probably right, I'm going to join my local long range so just want to get it a little better than what they are now. Hoping that the Forster die which is optimized for VDL will be a bit more...

Yes checked some Youtube videos and tried this but it didn't help, probably because the neck is so tight and the damage is done as soon as seating starts.

I guess if I set the DTI on the inner I should see this? Lapua is good stuff and I'm thinking the Lee die just doesn't like the tightness of the brass and the style of projectile. This Forster die is...

Actually yes the necks were very tight and I thought this was contributing to the issue. I ran a die through the neck of 40 remaining which allowed an easier seat, but still crooked. Maybe once I...

As mentioned, I checked if they were bottoming out and they weren't. The Lee Die is definitely marring the copper!

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Thanks, I'll check these out to see if they are out. It's brand new brass and premium at that. I assumed it would have already been up to Lapua specs. I also checked an earlier batch of Hornady (New)...

Hello guys, I recently bought some nice Lapua 6.5mm brass and some ELD-M 130gr projectiles to load up and after knocking out 50 thought I'd test them in a home made centricity gauge. Bugger me, more...