Problems reloading VMax in 223

[diego-ted]

I may be way off, but I was trying to load some 223 Vmax in my RCBS X-die. Every time I tried to seat a bullet it would jam in the rim right before the sheath of the metaplate and eat up the plastic tip. I tried multiple times and the result was the same? Any suggestions. I could not keep the bullet straight enough to seat it without tearing up the tip? I was going to shoot these in my bull barreled AR, but now I am thinking the tip will get beat up when chambering as well. Any one use these in their AR?

Thx Diego

 

[Beef82]

Re: Problems reloading VMax in 223

Yep. 60g over 23.5g of Varget or 24.2 of TAC has given .5-.8" groups @200yds, TAC with a slight edge.

As for the rifle beating on them, if I've ejected any after chambering I haven't noticed it, seems like I would've done that atleast once in a couple hundred rounds of load development. Definitely no jams of any sort with these.

I use a Hornady seating die and have no issues, just a light ring you cannot feel. They use a very thin jacket.

Rifle's a Mod 1 upper 16" 1/9, chrome lined with M4 feed ramps, from GI mags.

 

[pacomdiver]

Re: Problems reloading VMax in 223

i also use hornady dies and dont have any problems with the 55 or 60 vmax. i use benchmark and it works real good. its sub moa with 60's out to over 600y

 

[Teggy1]

Re: Problems reloading VMax in 223

I loaded over 1100 rnds of 55 grn V-max's to shoot prairie dogs with, in a RRA predator pursuit. Used the Dillon dies that came with my XL 650. No problems whatsoever, and damn accurate.

Also loaded 55 grn. V-max's in a 22-250 with Hornady dies, no problems here and again damn accurate.

 

[diego-ted]

Re: Problems reloading VMax in 223

Must be the RCBS dies I can not keep the bullet straight up and doWn enough to seat them without tearing up the tip!

 

[Burleyboy]

Re: Problems reloading VMax in 223

You may need to back the seater stem up a bit and run the die body down if you don't have it set to crimp or close to crimp already.

If you don't want to crimp set an empty resized case in the shell holder. Run it up into the die. Turn the die body down until in touches the end of the case neck then back it off a half turn. Then adjust the seater stem down for seating depth.

If the die body is up too far then the seater stem gets adjust down too far in the case body and the edge of the seater plug catches the tip.

Bb