Anybody else hate loading flat base bullets??

[Mount Sweetness]

I can't stand it, hate it, what a pain in the a**!!!!! My fingers hurt...

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

When you have 10 thumbs like me it is a rather uncomfortable experience.

 

[Pathfinder]

Its not that bad but I admin the boat tails are easier to seat. What did you do to your fingers ?

 

[b72471]

Flat base

I load them and don't find it a problem. In some hunting rifles they are a preference over boat tail.

 

[Mount Sweetness]

just frustrating handling small .224 flatbase with fat fingers.....

 

[NormB]

I can't stand it, hate it, what a pain in the a**!!!!! My fingers hurt...

Try a little more chamfer in the case mouth.

NormB

 

[ben hunchak]

I mentioned this on another post but In-line seating dies, like RCBS, and esp. Vickermann eliminate all those problems, just bring the case up into the die and drop the bullet in the open window. Results in exceptionally concentric ammo, no need to bell cases for seating cast bullets.

 

[hitch.bd]

It's a little slower, but I use a pair of needle nose pliers

 

[Cummins4x4]

I mentioned this on another post but In-line seating dies, like RCBS, and esp. Vickermann eliminate all those problems, just bring the case up into the die and drop the bullet in the open window. Results in exceptionally concentric ammo, no need to bell cases for seating cast bullets.

Bingo, I have RCBS Competition seating dies for all my rifles. I just loaded 700 204 rounds since Friday, all flat base itty bitty bullets, no problem at all.

 

[Mount Sweetness]

Good tip Norm, more chamfer...thanks

 

[mooseman1]

if you think flat base sucks you should try cast bullets with sticky lube on auto progressive press .

 

[Biggunners]

if you think flat base sucks you should try cast bullets with sticky lube on auto progressive press .

Or you can load them backward , slides so easily in case mouth . Still makes a good bang for buck - Biggs

 

[sulisa]

Ugh, loading flat-bottoms on 9mm... depending on how I set-up my neck expander, I sometimes have to hold the bullet as I raise the ram... took a pretty good sized piece of skin off once, as I was distracted and didn't get the fingers out in time!! Owwy.

 

[M12shooter]

Bingo, I have RCBS Competition seating dies for all my rifles. I just loaded 700 204 rounds since Friday, all flat base itty bitty bullets, no problem at all.

...and the RCBS competitive dies used to come in a very nice wooded box to boot

 

[Al-Sway]

If it is .224 bullets, try the Lyman M die, which will allow you to have a small section of the neck that is bullet diameter, and that allows the bullet to sit in the case neck when you start seating.
I have loaded thousands without that step without a problem, so I am not sure what your loading technique is that is causing you problems.

 

[ben hunchak]

Agreed the Lyman M die will work for you, however you do work the case, more then necessary in this case, even if the neck doesn't split right away, it can affect case neck tension. In-line bullet seaters are the cat's a$$.

 

[Kevan]

In-line bullet seaters are the cat's a$$.[/QUOTE]

 

[OEM]

Nah...I just get my little girls to do the boolit seating for me. I've trained the most eager one to even learn how to use my calipers and measure OAL.

So every couple of rounds, she measures one. Of course I load the powder and primer myself, but even that, I might relegate one day. They already know how to check the beam scale for me that my tired eyes can't see very well.

Ah yes, nothing like child labour.

 

[Shootshellz]

Small caliber rifle reloaders who prefer boat-tail bullets need to take a hard look at the Lyman VLD (very low drag) chamfer/reamer tool (Lymanproducts.com). Handgun reloaders will like the Lyman 'M' die for both cast and jacketed bullets.

 

[Dean2]

The RCBS in line dies is a good choice. For far less money, Hornady makes a seating dies with a sliding sleeve that makes loading small flat base bullets a snap. Give one a try, you won't go back to the old style seating dies.