Newb question -- resized cases won't chamber?

[KMart]

O K japhar81
Let us in on the answer. Were u using the wrong die ?

+10

 

[LHSmith]

The pics shows clearly the neck was swagged down partially (by a bushing or the seat die?) and shows longitudinal striations here that you normally see when resizing. These lines are absent from the die body- but remember he had the die adjusted in a way it could not do any sizing-IF in fact he was using the sizing die.
Makes me appreciate chamber style seaters even more- so much more simpler.

 

[japhar81]

Welp.. I'm dumb, and you guys are awesome, I really appreciate the advice.. I just did a fresh piece of brass, bumped it 0.001" using the comparator thing, and it chambered perfectly. For posterity's sake, things I did dumb:
1. I had the brass in the shell holder when I set up the sizing die, so it was nowhere near the shell plate, and thus didn't resize a damn thing.
2. I used the RCBS "jaws" trimmer that chewed up the bottom of the brass
3. I didn't trim evenly somehow -- pretty decent 0.0007 difference depending on the rotation of the brass in my calipers

 

[japhar81]

+10

Right die, wrong idiot behind the press Full write-up of what I screwed up below...

 

[Fern]

I honestly loved reading this. People coming together to help someone out.
I today loaded some 20 rounds to do load testing for my 223 tikka varmint. Decided to chamber a round and bolt wont close.
I used some lc brass friend gave me from his departments range.
Silly me i sized the bras with the neck sizing die not the fl.
So we all make mistakes and when in doubt figure it out before proceeding

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Welp.. I'm dumb, and you guys are awesome, I really appreciate the advice.. I just did a fresh piece of brass, bumped it 0.001" using the comparator thing, and it chambered perfectly. For posterity's sake, things I did dumb:
1. I had the brass in the shell holder when I set up the sizing die, so it was nowhere near the shell plate, and thus didn't resize a damn thing.
2. I used the RCBS "jaws" trimmer that chewed up the bottom of the brass
3. I didn't trim evenly somehow -- pretty decent 0.0007 difference depending on the rotation of the brass in my calipers

Glad you came back and gave us a update. Stay with these guys, the only way to learn is to ask questions and apparently we love to try to help in anyway we can.

 

[williepete]

Welp.. I'm dumb, and you guys are awesome, I really appreciate the advice.. I just did a fresh piece of brass, bumped it 0.001" using the comparator thing, and it chambered perfectly. For posterity's sake, things I did dumb:
1. I had the brass in the shell holder when I set up the sizing die, so it was nowhere near the shell plate, and thus didn't resize a damn thing.
2. I used the RCBS "jaws" trimmer that chewed up the bottom of the brass
3. I didn't trim evenly somehow -- pretty decent 0.0007 difference depending on the rotation of the brass in my calipers

Hang in there you got pass this and learned something new
reloading is a great learning experience and verry enjoyable.

 

[Shooter13]

You did put a bushing in to size the neck? Not trying to simplify it too much but if you are "new" new then this is easily overlooked.

 

[japhar81]

You did put a bushing in to size the neck? Not trying to simplify it too much but if you are "new" new then this is easily overlooked.

I don't have a neck sizing die.. just the FL sizing die and seating die that came in the hornady set.. I didn't put a bushing in, but I thought it had one built in?

 

[Bill Norris]

I don't have a neck sizing die.. just the FL sizing die and seating die that came in the hornady set.. I didn't put a bushing in, but I thought it had one built in?

Nope bushings are separate and has to be installed.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I bought a regular set of custom grade Hornady dies for my nephew and they were standard non-bushing dies.
By the way what lube are you using to size with?

 

[LHSmith]

Hornady Custom Grade dies do not use bushings. Match Grade dies do.

 

[PhilC]

Whether a busing is required will depend on which specific Hornady die set he's using. By japhar81's description, it sounds like a standard, non-bushing, 2 die set.

 

[Shooter13]

I don't have a neck sizing die.. just the FL sizing die and seating die that came in the hornady set.. I didn't put a bushing in, but I thought it had one built in?

As previously stated you must have (if you have FL bushing dies) a bushing to size the neck, without it would be hard to get the case back in the chamber.

 

[Rem06]

I bought a regular set of custom grade Hornady dies for my nephew and they were standard non-bushing dies.
By the way what lube are you using to size with?

lol, i been thinking about asking the same thing.

japhar81
what lube?

 

[japhar81]

I bought a regular set of custom grade Hornady dies for my nephew and they were standard non-bushing dies.
By the way what lube are you using to size with?

For playing around I just used one-shot. I've got imperial for when I go load for real.

 

[japhar81]

Whether a busing is required will depend on which specific Hornady die set he's using. By japhar81's description, it sounds like a standard, non-bushing, 2 die set.

Yep, its the 2-die set, no bushings..