aletheuo
05-28-2009, 04:33 PM
For those that helped this newbie with my previous load advice thread, thank you. I've just loaded up a few last night, haven't shot them but have a couple questions:
I bought some prefab 7mm-145-sil boolits that i'm putting in my 7mag. (yes, I know not ideal but it's what I've got)
So I lubed up a bunch with 1lb parrafin, 1lb beeswax, 1/2 jug stp mix and that appears to be great but a few questions when I went to seat them.
1) the gas checks on these boolits appear loose on some boolits. they usually just twist around but don't fall off unless I pull at them - is this a problem? Some actually have fallen off but only maybe 50 of the 800. I don't have any equipment to reseat these either. Is this normal?
2) when seating I didn't get the gas check to be in the case neck because the distance form the top band to GC is larger than the case neck. ie/ I'm concerned that the GC will pop off when the boolit exits - in fact I'm pretty sure that's what will happen. Maybe I should just seat them out so only the bottom band and the GC are in the case neck so all pressure pushes on the GC? Not sure they'll fit in my magazine then, though. And it would seem kinda unstable like that, too. Any advice appreciated. Maybe these boolits need a longer necked case?
Thanks a bunch,
Aleth
I bought some prefab 7mm-145-sil boolits that i'm putting in my 7mag. (yes, I know not ideal but it's what I've got)
So I lubed up a bunch with 1lb parrafin, 1lb beeswax, 1/2 jug stp mix and that appears to be great but a few questions when I went to seat them.
1) the gas checks on these boolits appear loose on some boolits. they usually just twist around but don't fall off unless I pull at them - is this a problem? Some actually have fallen off but only maybe 50 of the 800. I don't have any equipment to reseat these either. Is this normal?
2) when seating I didn't get the gas check to be in the case neck because the distance form the top band to GC is larger than the case neck. ie/ I'm concerned that the GC will pop off when the boolit exits - in fact I'm pretty sure that's what will happen. Maybe I should just seat them out so only the bottom band and the GC are in the case neck so all pressure pushes on the GC? Not sure they'll fit in my magazine then, though. And it would seem kinda unstable like that, too. Any advice appreciated. Maybe these boolits need a longer necked case?
Thanks a bunch,
Aleth