Erik Cortina

[rebs]

I seen in your video that you seat your bullets log and then final seat them to your seating depth the day before a match. Why do you do this?

 

[FNSafari]

I seen in your video that you seat your bullets log and then final seat them to your seating depth the day before a match. Why do you do this?

One reason is that if you are using a compressed powder charge, depending on neck tension, the bullet may be pushed up in the case under powder expansion.

 

[BoydAllen]

I seen in your video that you seat your bullets log and then final seat them to your seating depth the day before a match. Why do you do this?

You may want to check that again in his latest videos. I do not believe that he is seating that way.

 

[rebs]

ok I'll check again, but I know what he said in the video because I found it strange to do that

 

[Dusty Stevens]

ok I'll check again, but I know what he said in the video because I found it strange to do that

Keeps the bullet from getting welded to the neck

 

[rebs]

Keeps the bullet from getting welded to the neck

Thank you Dusty, I have a few rounds I loaded a few months ago and I cannot pull the from the case with a hammer style puller and if I use a collet pullet I have to tighten it so much that it ruins the bullet. So I believe you are right. Approximately how long does this welding take to happen?

 

[Jefferson]

Thank you Dusty, I have a few rounds I loaded a few months ago and I cannot pull the from the case with a hammer style puller and if I use a collet pullet I have to tighten it so much that it ruins the bullet. So I believe you are right. Approximately how long does this welding take to happen?

seemed to be a week or two for me 6ppc 263 neck moderate neck tension

 

[D Coots]

Thank you Dusty, I have a few rounds I loaded a few months ago and I cannot pull the from the case with a hammer style puller and if I use a collet pullet I have to tighten it so much that it ruins the bullet. So I believe you are right. Approximately how long does this welding take to happen?

Seat them in a couple more thousands then pull them.

 

[XTR]

If I’m loading for this weekend I load and shoot, but I know a whole lot of F class shooters (including myself) who push bullets back every night at big matches.

I shipped 400 rounds to PHX for the FCNC, they were loaded over a month before the match.

 

[nmkid]

A few years back, (2006) I was given 200 loaded 300 WIN cases. According to the boxes, it was loaded in the late 60s. I started pulling the bullets, ( or trying anyway) with a hammer puller. Those bullets were so cold-welded the complete neck was just ripping off.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

That's what you get with a squeaky clean neck. I always leave a
layer of carbon and it never has happened to me.

 

[Mark W]

Seat them in a couple more thousands then pull them.

Exactly! You’ll hear and feel a small snap sound when the bond is broken. After that, the bullets can be pulled normally.

 

[Bill Norris]

If inside the necks are left with at least some carbon on them I have found cold-welding not to be an issue. I have shot loads recently that were over a year old with no problems and with some excellent accuracy I might add.

 

[Steveb]

We have also found that when flying with ammunition the changes in air pressure can move the bullets in the cases. I lube the inside of the necks so I do not get cold welds but the bullets will move during air pressure changes. When I fly to a match I seat long and carry Wilson dies and arbor press to reseat and Erik suggested.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Whats funny is ive found the carbon in the necks makes it worse. Ive pulled those after a year and the bullets are black in the neck and looked at with a loupe they are corroded and pitted. I always have loaded rounds left over after matches and since i dont reuse the cases ive seen them get real bad after a couple years. The carbon seems to accelerate the galvanic corrosion

 

[BowWow]

If you lubricate the neck with a graphite lube (products in which the neck is dipped into the graphite, so the case is lubed outside and inside), would this take care of the bullet to brass adhesion?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Thank you Dusty, I have a few rounds I loaded a few months ago and I cannot pull the from the case with a hammer style puller and if I use a collet pullet I have to tighten it so much that it ruins the bullet. So I believe you are right. Approximately how long does this welding take to happen?

Id say at least a couple months or more to get like that. Some powder’s carbon left in the neck is worse than others. Seat them a bit deeper and they will hammer right out

 

[stavey]

I’ve seen YouTube videos where they use Neolube 2 in the necks prior to seating bullets . It’s an alcahol based graphite lube(I think). Bought off Amazon it’s a little pricy. Used in the necks it’s supposed to help avoid neck welding. Pretty interesting results.

 

[XTR]

If I’d known how expensive Neolube was when I was on subs I might have been more frugal using it…… naaa

 

[big john 5394]

The bullets walked when i went to a match 1400 miles away now i seat all my bullets .035 longer and seat them when i get to the match.