I've been loading some Hornady swaged 158gr .358 LSWCHPs and it seems that when you seat them into the case they get swaged down to .353. I found out when I pulled a couple rounds and later tried to reseat them. Even without flaring the case they slipped right in and when I measured them they were .353 instead of .358.
I've shot about 50 rounds with no problem and I'm not getting any bullet set back. These are just some mild .38s and I put just enough crimp to remove the flare. All my brass is once fired by me so there's no unknown brass with a dubious history and I resize with Lee dies.
I'm thinking that these swaged bullets are too soft and get swaged down on seating. I pulled some .45 hard cast bullets and those measured the same, they did not get swaged down on seating. If I had some different .358 bullets I would try them but this is all I have to work with right now till I get some jacketed or hard cast bullets.
I guess as long as I don't have to pull bullets from my .38 rounds they should work fine. I just can't count on reusing any pulled bullets. I don't think I'll get any more of these bullets in the future, I'll just use up what I have and be done with them. Anywho that's my latest reloading experience, thanks for looking.
I've shot about 50 rounds with no problem and I'm not getting any bullet set back. These are just some mild .38s and I put just enough crimp to remove the flare. All my brass is once fired by me so there's no unknown brass with a dubious history and I resize with Lee dies.
I'm thinking that these swaged bullets are too soft and get swaged down on seating. I pulled some .45 hard cast bullets and those measured the same, they did not get swaged down on seating. If I had some different .358 bullets I would try them but this is all I have to work with right now till I get some jacketed or hard cast bullets.
I guess as long as I don't have to pull bullets from my .38 rounds they should work fine. I just can't count on reusing any pulled bullets. I don't think I'll get any more of these bullets in the future, I'll just use up what I have and be done with them. Anywho that's my latest reloading experience, thanks for looking.