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I loaded up 100 204 rounds the other night using 40 grain Hornady vmax bullets and new Winchester brass. When I checked them over the last 25 had a circular bulge in the neck at the base of the bullet.
First rounds I have really loaded for a small calibre and have no idea as to why it happened. Anyone else had this issue? Thanks
Last edited by Tuchodi; 04/10/16.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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No but I,loaded 75 rounds before the problem occurred. Load shoots great
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Campfire Ranger
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didja run an expander thru 'em?
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Campfire Greenhorn
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No usually do but got lazy this time. Have to pull bullets and neck size see f that will straighten them out I guess.
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well I could see the reason for the bulge if you were loading 29 caliber bullets in a 20 caliber case.... 294 vs 204...  actually if they will chamber, they should shoot fine... I use to do some calibers like that and it didn't effect accuracy it seemed....or point of impact... but then I'm know for all sorts of weird stuff at times...
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well I could see the reason for the bulge if you were loading 29 caliber bullets in a 20 caliber case.... 294 vs 204... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This.
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294 Ruger? Heck I thought maybe Ruger had standardized the B29.
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Your die is oversizing the neck anyway, expander or not, if you have a visible bulge like that.
As long as they chamber correctly and aren't too far off center you should be "okay."
But later on, I'd sure consider a bushing die.
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Always run new through a resizing die. Privi brass is notorious for that
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