CamPro 223 Projectile Sale!!

I've been shooting the CamPros for a while now with very little defects per 1000 rounds, the odd one has a blob of loose copper on it or whatever.

But I find the cannelure on these bullets is significantly lower than on the comparable 55gr Hornady FMJ of equivalent size(each bullet is .750 overall length). Meaning these CamPros look 'designated' to sit higher in the casing if the concept is to crimp on the cannelure, thus affecting COL by a fair margin +.050. compared to what my loading manual says for a 55FMJ bullet of this length. Is this a concern for anybody? If I raise the bullet higher in the case, am I not losing compression power, as well as significantly modifying my COL ? All for the goal of crimping on the cannelure? (And no I do not have a head space gage set, I reload based solely on what my manual tells me)

So, I actually set these bullets with the cannelure inset into the case, below the case mouth to achieve the prescribed COL for this bullet, but then I'm crimping onto the bullet rather than the cannelure which is below the case mouth. And yes, what's happened is a bullet or two has come lose (on overused range brass) and fallen into the case while in transport or even while in my mag and loaded in the rifle.. (potentially very dangerous) ... Any suggestions from handloaders for using CamPro's ?
 
If you have a dial caliper , set up your seating die so you don't get a COAL round no longer than 2.260. If your crimping is proper then you should be good. I've reloaded thousands with no issues.
 
Thanks for the advice, I wondered because I don't need to add any more charge to fill the extra space, but the Campro's do stick out farther if a guy seats right on the cannelure. And by the Hornady manual I'll be well past the COL Max for using this bullet; which is odd and confusing. Basically the CamPro design indicates you can seat farther out, I just haven't tried it because I don't actually know my head space tolerance for either of my .223 rifles.
Cheers
 
For any type of 55 grain FMJ bullet, I just seat to the cannelure and don't bother crimping. Ignore the OAL from the manual and develop your load accordingly. The manual's OAL only applies if all the components are the exact duplicate of what is used in the manual and are shot out of the same barrel used to develop the load. This is why manuals give ranges of powder charges.

YMMV, but I have found that neck tension alone is sufficient to retain bullets in .223 for an AR-15 or .308 for an M14. I would not try to seat these bullets close to the lands; you will likely end up with not much bullet left in the case. Longer, heavier bullets have more bearing surface and can be seated to around 2.26", with fitting the magazine being the limiting factor.
 
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