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<blockquote data-quote="DRC458" data-source="post: 2982553" data-attributes="member: 530">Sized and seated gas checks on the .357 bullets today.&nbsp; As you can see, all was not &quot;perfect.&quot;&nbsp; Some of the powder coating was scraped off on some of the bullets, but it did not want to continue to flake off.[ATTACH=full]100293[/ATTACH]In most cases, the gas check &#039;snapped on&#039; to the base of the bullet and seated as it should.&nbsp; However, on some of the bullets, the powder coating was thick enough on the base that the gas check could not be fully seated by hand before running it through the sizer.&nbsp; A few of those didn&#039;t work out so well ...[ATTACH=full]100294[/ATTACH]The coating was also scraped off that side of the bullet, probably due to the fact that the bullet and gas check did not enter the sizing die squarely.&nbsp; I pulled those gas checks back off, scraped a little more coating off the base of the bullet for insurance, and seated a new gas check.&nbsp; Now, I may re-coat those and size them again to see what happens.&nbsp; With the gas check seated, they average 170 grains (~169 to 171 grains).&nbsp; I&#039;ll use the data I have for 168-grain cast bullets, which is pretty limited.&nbsp; If anybody has the cast bullet handbook or more cast bullet data of some sort that covers 168/170 grainers, I&#039;m all ears!&nbsp; (TIA)AND, I discovered today that my .451 sizer is MIA!&nbsp; Guess I&#039;m gonna&#039; have to buy a new one.&nbsp; Tomorrow, I may load up some of those .357&#039;s and start the search for a toaster oven.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DRC458, post: 2982553, member: 530"] Sized and seated gas checks on the .357 bullets today. As you can see, all was not "perfect." Some of the powder coating was scraped off on some of the bullets, but it did not want to continue to flake off. [ATTACH=full]100293[/ATTACH] In most cases, the gas check 'snapped on' to the base of the bullet and seated as it should. However, on some of the bullets, the powder coating was thick enough on the base that the gas check could not be fully seated by hand before running it through the sizer. A few of those didn't work out so well ... [ATTACH=full]100294[/ATTACH] The coating was also scraped off that side of the bullet, probably due to the fact that the bullet and gas check did not enter the sizing die squarely. I pulled those gas checks back off, scraped a little more coating off the base of the bullet for insurance, and seated a new gas check. Now, I may re-coat those and size them again to see what happens. With the gas check seated, they average 170 grains (~169 to 171 grains). I'll use the data I have for 168-grain cast bullets, which is pretty limited. If anybody has the cast bullet handbook or more cast bullet data of some sort that covers 168/170 grainers, I'm all ears! (TIA) AND, I discovered today that my .451 sizer is MIA! Guess I'm gonna' have to buy a new one. Tomorrow, I may load up some of those .357's and start the search for a toaster oven. [/QUOTE]

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