I have a stumper going on - 09/14/19
So I loaded up 20 rounds of ammo for my little Mossberg .338 this past week, planning on going to range to today, so last night I decided to take the shells and the gun out on the patio and make sure that the rounds I loaded up are good to go, and not one of them would chamber.
I used once fired brass that I purchased a year ago or so, here on the fire. I full length sized them, and trimmed them, and checked all my dimensions and everything is at or close to spec ( nothing over spec), loaded them up, and they just won't chamber in the rifle I loaded them for.
Max case length I have is 2.488 ( book says max should be 2.5)
From base to top of shoulder I have 2.168 ( book says 2.169)
From base to bottom of shoulder I have 2.039 ( books says 2.040)
Neck dimensions are in or just under spec, base dimensions are all in spec.
So I went to the safe and got out the Win Model 70 .338 and the shells chambered fine.
So I go to the ammo cabinet and pull out other shells that I have loaded, they chamber in the rifle just fine, and I start comparing dimensions again, and everything seems to check out. Then I grab a box of factory loads and start checking dimensions, and confirm that brass is all checking out, and check the reloading manuals again, and nothing seems out of whack. Check to make sure the factory rounds chamber, they chamber just fine.
So guys I am at a complete loss at the moment. I am loading 180 Grain Accubonds, and I am actually seating them a tad deeper than suggested ( but the mossberg seems to like them that way) so my overall cartridge length is 3.28" and the book says 3.340"
So I ask you, what am I missing?
Thank you.
I used once fired brass that I purchased a year ago or so, here on the fire. I full length sized them, and trimmed them, and checked all my dimensions and everything is at or close to spec ( nothing over spec), loaded them up, and they just won't chamber in the rifle I loaded them for.
Max case length I have is 2.488 ( book says max should be 2.5)
From base to top of shoulder I have 2.168 ( book says 2.169)
From base to bottom of shoulder I have 2.039 ( books says 2.040)
Neck dimensions are in or just under spec, base dimensions are all in spec.
So I went to the safe and got out the Win Model 70 .338 and the shells chambered fine.
So I go to the ammo cabinet and pull out other shells that I have loaded, they chamber in the rifle just fine, and I start comparing dimensions again, and everything seems to check out. Then I grab a box of factory loads and start checking dimensions, and confirm that brass is all checking out, and check the reloading manuals again, and nothing seems out of whack. Check to make sure the factory rounds chamber, they chamber just fine.
So guys I am at a complete loss at the moment. I am loading 180 Grain Accubonds, and I am actually seating them a tad deeper than suggested ( but the mossberg seems to like them that way) so my overall cartridge length is 3.28" and the book says 3.340"
So I ask you, what am I missing?
Thank you.