cartridge won't chamber

[gerardjohnson]

My reloaded cartridges (10 of 36) won't chamber. Can I put loaded ammo through the sizing die again somehow, or must I pull all the bullets and start again? It's a .300 Savage.

 

[Slash5]

You'll have to pull them and re-size. You could pull the decapping pin from your re-sizing die so you don't have to reprime but probably not worth the trouble for 10 shells.

 

[todbartell]

better screw that sizer die down a bit to make it full length resize

you'll have to pull them shells to be safe

 

[fogducker]

sounds like you frigged up the same as i did...when sizing make sure the bullet holder hits the die when sizing :wink:

 

[pupzit]

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD THE SEATING DIE SET TO FAR DOWN, LOOK FOR A LITTLE DENT AROUND THE BASE OF THE NECK. MAKE SURE THE SEATING DIE DOES NOT TOUCH THE CASE WHEN YOU SEAT BULLETS. I DONE THIS WHEN I FIRST STARTED LOADING,SCREWED A FEW BRASS

 

[Gatehouse]

YOur buets may be too long, as well, in which case you could simply seat them deeper.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

You could pull the decapping pin from your re-sizing die so you don't have to reprime but probably not worth the trouble for 10 shells.

Just to clarify.

Not with the bullet seated.

The neck will be too large to fit in the die.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

The two most common reloading problems leading to chambering problems, (for me) are getting caried away with speed, and not getting the case ALL the way into the die, (some cals, and only some rifles) and buckling the shoulder by crimping too hard, or trying to crimp a case that has no cannelure.
For a bolt gun, you do not need to crimp, unless it's a magnum recoiler, that can move bullets during recoil.

Bullets could also be seated too long as Gatehouse said, but usually, the action will push them back unless heavily crimped. (still not a good idea)

 

[maynard]

Buy a Redding Body Die, there is a chance the brass was not re-sized completely. The body die will allow you to re-size the case without pulling the bullet. These are great to have if you have loaded a few hundred and half of them won't fit

 

[gerardjohnson]

I've given up trying to figure out what caused the problem. I pulled the bullets and started over. I must not have had the dies adjusted properly. They work OK the second time around. Thanks for the input folks.