Thread: tight closing the bolt

Originally Posted by Bill999

could be too long case lenght and needing a trim

could be the decapping ball pulling the shoulder forward a bit on the up stroke (too much friction and needs a bit of lube)

could be that the shoulder isnt getting the tap back when its in the die

could be a dirty chamber or one on the tighter end of the spectrum

I do like to pre check all my handloads to make sure they fit

Cheers for that, ill check the ball situation as it was firm bringing it back up........and the rest ill be checking too