RCBS Competition Seating die in .204 Problem HELP!

[Glocksig]

Alright folks I've got a problem. I bought a RCBS Competition Seating die in .204. I'm loading a batch of rounds for a p dog trip in a few weeks. I'm loading 39 g Blitzkings on Win brass on a Rock Chucker Supreme. The problem is this. I'm trying to load to 2.375 which is what works best for me. I indexed off a loaded round and dialed down the die. I get inconsistent seating depths on inital pulls. The depths are all over the place. However once the die kisses the bullet on one pull I can mic it and dial in the exact difference on the second pull to get to 2.375 and it's dead on every time. I can never get it to hit right on the first pull. I checked with a couple guys around here that have been loading for years and they didn't have any idea but to call RCBS.

Any ideas on this one?

Thanks!

 

[NorCalMikie]

How much of a "point" do the bullets have? I was running into the same problem trying to get the same OAL every time. Come to find out that the bullet tips were bottoming out in the seater stem.
Drill the hole in the seater stem a little deeper and see if that changes anything. You might be pushing on the "tip" of the bullet and not on the ogive. Just a guess.

 

[Glocksig]

Well those Blitzkings have that little polymer tip like the VMAX. I definitely have to check that as that might explain it..

 

[NorCalMikie]

Spin the top of your Comp die and set one of your bullets in the end of the seater stem. If it wobbles, the tip in bottoming out. I had the same thing happen with Berger VLDs. After the hole in the stem was drilled a little deeper, no more wobble! The tip wasn't touching anymore and I could get the same OAL every time.

 

[Glocksig]

Got it figured out. Turns out it wasn't bottoming out. I dissassembled everythhing and put it all back together. Made sure everything was tight and now I'm dead on. Go figure.