Redding Re-sizing issues?

[rumlover]

I've been loading 220 SMKs at 1.98" OAL and 240 SMKs at 2.0" OAL and some of the rounds are getting stuck in the chamber, not allowing the BCG to close completely. After looking at the most recent round that got stuck, I don't think the bullet is hitting the lands, but instead the shoulder is too far forward.

Has anyone else had trouble with redding dies not pushing the shoulder back far enough? Is there an adjustment to the die I don't know about?

Also, with the 240s, the round is getting stuck in the seater die. As I lower the ram, the bullet is being pulled back out of the case by as much as 0.100".

Thoughts?

[TCCrewchief76]

You need more neck tension if the bullets are pulling out. Is your ram camming over on the die when you resize?

Kevin

[amafrank]

Are you sure that its not the necks stopping the chambering? What brass are you using? Some types have thicker brass that interferes. Otherwise I'd check on what the chief asked, are you getting the round far enough into the die?

Frank

[TCCrewchief76]

One more thing: do you have the JD Jones chamber that takes 1.4" case lengths, or the 1.355" case lengths? If you can't close you BCG, that might be the cause.

Respectfully,

Kevin

[Scalce]

It sounds more like a neck thickness issue.

My redding sizing die bumps the should just enough when my Rockchucker cams over.

[rumlover]

Yea, the ram is camming over when I re-size the brass. The brass is mixed, mostly lake city.

I loaded 20 rounds last night and took them to the range today. 4 of the 20 would chamber without assistance. 7 more had to be forced in with the forward assist. The rest would stop short of chambering. I pulled them out and found marks on the shoulders of most.

The chamber was supposedly cut by spook, so I don't think it's the 1.4" chamber. Also, I tried loading the same rounds in a encore barrel and they wouldn't chamber in it either. It came from virgin valley several years ago.