I tried pushing the bullets with one of the .22 power loads and even with more force than I really wanted to put on the bolt, it wouldn't seat deep enough for the bolt to close. The 55gr Lee Bator bullets that I'm using are cast from either straight wheelweight or at 50:50 mix of WW and pure lead and are water dropped. They are powdercoated and sized to 0.225". Maybe a softer alloy would allow me to seat them with just the force of my hand on the bolt.
From what I understand though, the new Lee C225-55-RF has a longer nose on it, so it's possible that it might seat deeper and allow the power load to push the bullet in without needing any force.
I think I'll try casting some of my Lee .225 Bator bullets tonight with pure lead and see if it will seat.
I was kind of wanting to be able to use my existing stock of powdercoated harder bullets though since they could handle more velocity if needed.
Another option might be to get a 0.225" reamer and extend the chamber a bit. Maybe something like one of these:
http://www.victornet.com/subdepartme...imal/1784.html