Lee 452-228 bullet mold PROBLEMS NEED ASSISTANCE PLEASE

[casca]

Greetings,
I am stuck ! I casted then powder coated and then lee sized these bullets to .452 loaded 125 of them . Went out to test fire and the rounds will not chamber. seated at 1.27 PMC brass brass length is .889 ( as I recall ) 5.grn of 700x 2 cavity mold bullets are pretty.

shortened the length to as far as 1.19 still no go. Cleaned RCBS carbide dies double checked all my varibles.
will not load into 2 different 1911s or my Glock 21sf cast barrel.

I have had to over look something, just can't pinpoint it. gotta be something simple ?

thanx
casca

[Sweetpea]

Did you pull your barrel and do the drop test?

[C. Latch]

Got any cases left that you didn't load? See if any empty case will drop into the barrel after removing it from the gun. Then try a loaded round.

[casca]

bullet drop test worked fine
didn't think to use empty brass casing.
factory rounds fitted correctly in to all 3 barrels.
also put rounds back through the sizer die to see if that would be of any help


casca

[sasquatch76]

What crimp are you running?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The Lee 452-228-1R has a FAT nose.
I seat "uncoated" boolits to 1.210"
I've heard people seat as short as 1.190 to cycle in some 1911 guns.
NOW, you've added a few thousands of powder coating to that already fat nose.
I think you need to use a boolit with a different profile if you want to powder coat.
My 2¢
Jon

[casca]

ok so tomorrow cast a few , and don't powder coat see if they fit
start of a plan
casca

[casca]

JonB.
think you hit the DAMN nail on the head.
ran another batch of 452-228-1r . This time I was pretty stingy on the powder coating set oal at 1.21 chambered an fired fine.
loaded with 5.0gr of 700x all cycled well no pressure signs .
Now I hope the batches of 228's will work in the 454 Ruger -460 S&W - 454 handi rifle or 460 S&W encore
gotta work in at least one of those. hate to melt em down with the powder coating already on
thanx
casca