243 reloading problems

[archeryguy]

Hey guys ok so I'm reloading some 243 bullets for my gun and after running them threw the lee fl resizer, when I chamber them it doesn't let me close my bolt down, has anyone ran into this problem be fore?

[hardy]

Your bullets are either seated too far out or your die needs to be turned down a bit more. Turn your die down until it kisses the shell holder, size a piece of brass with it at this setting. If it doesn't chamber turn die down 1/8th of a turn then check,continue to do this until your bolt just closes on the brass you will have a properly head spaced case.

[Mr Bartell]

was the brass fired in your chamber or is it brass from another 243?

[gitrdun]

What hardy says, plus you also might want to check you overall lenght. Trim lenght is 2.035" max is 2.045"

[archeryguy]

Yes It was from another 243? Is that why? And they have been all cut to the proper length

[wwbirds]

When fired in another .243 they take on the chamber shape of that .243 so you must full length resize back to factory tolerances to get them to fit antoher .243. If the overall length is right I am guessing the full length resize is not engaging the whole cartridge to the base so they won't fit another .243.

[hardy]

A good practice is to check a sized case in your chamber before you put the powder and bullet in. This is a very important practice when hunting, you want to chamber "all your brass" to make sure they load. You can fire brass from another .243 as long as your chamber has larger tolerances. Unfortunately this is not the case with your brass.

[gitrdun]

If archery guy has full length resized his brass and ensured correct overall lenght of the brass, then I can't see a problem. Unless of course as hardy has mentioned, he didn't set his sizing die to fully resize. Even if he set his COAL too long, then he should be able to close the bolt thus seating into the lands.

[Eric hunter]

Also make sure the primers are well seated at least flush to the case.

[haffordite]

Make sure all your brass is trimmed to specs & chamfered. Brass that is too long is hard to chamber & creates dangerously high pressures.