I am working up loads for my new 6.5CM Rem 700 ADL Varmint (26" HB, Bravo Stock, TT trigger, Vortex optics). One odd thing I've noticed is that when I seat the 123 gr. Hornady ELD-M bullets, after seating there is a light ring around the circumference of the bullet about 1/3 of the way down from the tip. I'm using the std. Forster benchrest seating die to seat the bullets. I use a similar Forster die seating my 75gr. BTHP bullets in .223 and have never seen a ring. Any thoughts as to what this might be from, and if it's an issue?
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