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As Milo says...with that big a case and being so much overbore, 4831 is probably a bit fast burning. Be careful. Very careful. Older brass can have some age cracking issues.

Sharp edges on the ejector hole in the bolt face can cause this.

Two thoughts on the FTF...check inside the bolt. I've see debris cushion the firing pin blow. You do have a good bit of cratering around the firing pin identation. Typical of Remington bolts. Feds can be a bit softer in my experience. That may allow your slightly large firing pin hole to...

Good choice. JMHO

The interesting part is that when he pulls the bullet the rounds chamber without difficulty. Doesn't compute that the belt is at fault. JMHO

I felt that way when I first got mine about 30 years ago. The difference in mechanical advantage between a "C" press and the CoAX is amazing. You'll notice additional resistance when doing fired brass.

Get them both. Each has its usage as 29 says. The collet is much faster on most things. The hammer for short or deeply seated bullets.

What caliber? Barrel eating or mild...makes a difference.

Tag...another feature of the Lee die is the carbide ring at the mouth of the die. Sometimes the short, fat bullets get seated a bit cockeyed...bulging one side of the case. The carbide ring ensures that the loaded round will fit and function correctly. May not be the best for absolute accuracy...

As OF&B says. Alternately, the holes in the top plate could be drilled at a very slight angle off center, which would accomplish the same thing. One edge will contact, rotating the cases. Not being a machinist, I don't know which process would be the most expeditious.

Just for giggles, Put a fired primer in and measure water capacity of the good cases and the ruined cases.

Did mine 20+ years ago with Brownell's acraglas. Tinted it with stain. Let it get a little bit tacky and stippled it with a sponge. Still good today. Smooth out the cheek piece area before it hardens. Scratch yourself otherwise.

Rubber cement...auto weather strip cement. Comes off with mild heat or remove with acetone.

Actually, Greg...in the reports I received and researched when building my boat some 25 years ago, some brasses dezincify faster, and some not at all. Some will honeycomb throughout. Chemists have learned to add small amounts of other metals to brass to prevent the occurrence. However, I...

I had an interesting happening the other day...setting up to load some .38 Specials with Bullseye. Dillon measure. Filled it half way, and started to weigh the initial drops. 2.2/ something grains. Turned the screw head, threw some more. Stayed in the 2 to 2.5 range. Also the slide jumped...

GM...before everybody jumps on the Cream of Tarter bandwagon...as you know we in the shooting/reloading fanatics section will frequently reason that, "A little is good then a lot is better". Cream of tartar is Tartaric acid. Acids and other chemicals and temperature variations, contribute to a...

Re-bedding can change your vibration patterns enough to catch the downswing rather than the up swing. JMHO

If you don't have access to his rifle...load a few grains below max for safety. Use a mag primer. Keep to factory OAL. Blow up his rifle and you may lose access. JMHO

No worry. Some of the most accurate loads are compressed slightly. Having been in a cold climate during hunting season and suffering hangfires, I'd suggest working up loads with a hotter primer...CCI or Federal are my choices with slow powder.

Make your own...almost. Go through your loaded rounds of SMK until you find one with zero run-out. Wax the case and bullet. Clean and wax the inside of your die. Degrease the inside of the seating stem cavity. Put a drop of epoxy inside the cavity and run the loaded case up until it touches...