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Need some help with my first reloads.
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<blockquote data-quote="penman53" data-source="post: 1309869" data-attributes="member: 870"><p>If you are using SWC bullets, the OAL isn't as important as how much the bullet is inside the case. With the 45 acp bullets I load from J and K I leave about a thumbnail thickness of the ridge exposed when the OAL is set with my dies. When check on a case gauge, the OAL is still perfect. Also make sure that you are not over crimping your bullets. Someone should be able to tell you what the ideal crimp is. If you don't know, take the barrel out of the gun, drop the loaded round into the breach and check the flush fit of the bullet in the breach, tap it two times lightly and then turn the barrel over, the bullet should fall freely out of the barrel, that is an easy way to check your crimp without using a micrometer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="penman53, post: 1309869, member: 870"] If you are using SWC bullets, the OAL isn't as important as how much the bullet is inside the case. With the 45 acp bullets I load from J and K I leave about a thumbnail thickness of the ridge exposed when the OAL is set with my dies. When check on a case gauge, the OAL is still perfect. Also make sure that you are not over crimping your bullets. Someone should be able to tell you what the ideal crimp is. If you don't know, take the barrel out of the gun, drop the loaded round into the breach and check the flush fit of the bullet in the breach, tap it two times lightly and then turn the barrel over, the bullet should fall freely out of the barrel, that is an easy way to check your crimp without using a micrometer. [/QUOTE]
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