and here's a few pics of the "#¤"#%&¤ rounds

These are the "proper" ones....at least they should be

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/5363/scope0202ut.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/636/scope0213wk.jpg

And a few faulty ones

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/802/scope0227sl.jpg

I need to get my reloading press out and see but the only time I ever had this kind of problem was when I was trying to crimp handgun loads.

I did have a couple cases get funky on me when I resized from 221 Fireball up to the 300/221 but that was just a few rounds and most of those were lube related....

I do like the looks of those black heavies on your loads... what bullet is that?

I use Redding Dies on a RCBS Rockkchucker press and they are not true "Whipser" dies but instead the 300/221 clone but I don't remember having the kinds of issues you are having but I have not reloaded 300/221 in a couple years now and my mind is less then trustworthy :confused:

Thanks!

The black bullets are Lapua Scenar 12g moly HPBT bullets. Also, do you notice the ring maybe 1/3 down from the tip? I suppose it's from touching the rifling[?] The overall lenght is the same as with 5.56....is this an indication these should be shorter??

Edit: or it can be from the seater die[?]

I would assume that is from the seater die as did you cycle these through your rifle? Do another and look at it before you stick it in a gun. As for the chamber of your barrel, that is an interesting question and the way I test a bullet for maximum overall length is to blacken the bullet with caron (harder with an already black bullet) and then cycle the bolt and look for signs tha the bullet is hitting the rifling.

Now, I do that with Bolt Guns where I want the bullet to be "just" off the rifling. With a semi-auto you don't want the COL to be that close and if your barrel has a proper chamber for the bigger bullets this should be a non-issue at a length that will fit inside a magazine.

I saw a reference to an upper, are you loading for an AR-15?

Yes, I'm loading for AR-15.

We Can Talk
 

Look like you are up to your neck in trouble here.
Two brains is better than one, but we may not come up with a big fix because of that. He he.
If you want, I can call you up.
e-mail me, or send private messeage if you do not want to post your phone number(& country code) on this site.
Also what time?(I do not know where in the world you live, so state time + or - G.M.T.)

Best regards

Torstein

Torstein,

Thanks for the offer but I think it's better to solve this problem here on the board so others can benefit from the knowledge as well.

Big fix. Part 1 of many.
 

Phone is the fast way to a fix.
But by no means, I am more than happy to use the board.

Q1: Who made the upper?

Q2: Was the bolt(and barrel) included in the deal?

Q3: At the same time?

1. The actual upper receiver is made by Bushmaster but the barrel & chamber are custom made.

2. Barrel yes, bolt no.

3. No

As a side note, the upper is supposedly test fired for function, without any problems. Of course I cannot verify this but there are no reason to assume otherwise.