Just getting into reloading and having some issues with case sizing (I think)
I made about 25 .223’s and decided to take a random sample of 5 for testing before I continued production. Of the 5 tests. One would not go into battery. The case was about 1/4 inch from seated and refused to move. I ended up having to take apart the rifle and pry the bolt carrier back with a screwdriver cause I couldn’t force it back just with the charging handle.
My question is about die setup.
When running my casings through the resizing die does it do the whole case or just the neck? Is there a way to adjust it? Was this something I should have caught prior to loading? And finally, do I just scrap the whole batch and start over?
I made about 25 .223’s and decided to take a random sample of 5 for testing before I continued production. Of the 5 tests. One would not go into battery. The case was about 1/4 inch from seated and refused to move. I ended up having to take apart the rifle and pry the bolt carrier back with a screwdriver cause I couldn’t force it back just with the charging handle.
My question is about die setup.
When running my casings through the resizing die does it do the whole case or just the neck? Is there a way to adjust it? Was this something I should have caught prior to loading? And finally, do I just scrap the whole batch and start over?