As MM says, the seater plug is concentrating the force during seating on that ring seen on the bullet. I know nothing about Hornady dies or the seater shape. I wonder if Hornady offers a different seater plug for their die.
If it was me, I would get out my Dremel, a felt wheel, some grinding compound and modify the angle of the seater plug so that a larger area of the seater plug contacts the bullet.
Or buy a different seater die. I realize it’s your money I’m spending here.
As MM says, the seater plug is concentrating the force during seating on that ring seen on the bullet. I know nothing about Hornady dies or the seater shape. I wonder if Hornady offers a different seater plug for their die.
If it was me, I would get out my Dremel, a felt wheel, some grinding compound and modify the angle of the seater plug so that a larger area of the seater plug contacts the bullet.
Or buy a different seater die. I realize it’s your money I’m spending here.
Or chuck a bullet in a drill, put some grinding compound on the bullet tip and run it into the seating plug. Go a little at a time and seat some sample bullets until you’ve eliminated or minimized the pressure ring. Also do check your interference fit as MM describes.