I just finished my first rounds of reloads, and I already have a problem. The case/ bullet is not entering the chamber correctly. In my savage the cartridge will entire the chamber, but if i try to pull it without fireing it "drags" real bad and will scratch the bullet. In my buddy's howa, it wont even allow him to close the chamber, and he has to tug pretty hard to get it back out. I was thinking it has to be the neck, but it appears to be ok. With the naked eye the cases appear almost exactly the same as an unfired case. From reading on this forum FC brass is crap, but i was thinking this might be user error. Anyone know what is causing the cartridge to not fully entire the chamber? Can this be fixed without tearing down the existing load?
308 Load: FC once fired brass. 168 hornady Amax. 2.81 OAC. Lee dies.
308 Load: FC once fired brass. 168 hornady Amax. 2.81 OAC. Lee dies.