I would never use brass that I had no knowledge of and I agree with RR that he probably just needs to back off his seating die a little bit. I guess I also should not assume that he's measuring his cases, since examination of every case and checking for length, especially on picked up brass, is just common sense and one of a number of critical things to do on the reloading bench. Those guys are also making a bundle of money if they're charging what he mentioned for 50 pieces of range brass.

your ok don't worry just take your time and get it right or you could blow yourself up ! read read read and ask questions we'll help you. too bad one of us just can't come over and show you ! if you could provide pics that would be a big help too !

fyi i don't think he has a case trimmer he just started reloading so if that's the case i would suggest buying some brass that's ready to load for now that way he can fire form it to his gun.

To the OP, use them calipers every fireing, if you have no other way, keep them close to "trim to" length with a champhering tool, if a case is long and the end is against the end of your chamber when ya cam the bolt down, it can cause serious pressure spikes.
run a resized case into your seater die all the way, screw the seater plug all the way up, screw the die down till it comes in contact with the neck of the case, back it off 1/4 turn, you do not need to crimp a bolt action low recoiling rifle like the 270, I do not even crimp my big 7 mags.
RR

I think RidgeRunner hit the nail on the head. If your case necks are buldged you have your seating die down too far.
Put a resized case into the press with the seating die backed out (and the bullet seating adjustment screw).
Run the case to the top of the ram setting then screw the die down until it touches the case mouth. Lower the ram and feed a bullet into the mouth of the case. Lower the bullet depth adjustment screw (NOT THE DIE) down a little at a time until you reach the seating depth you want.
Once your desired depth is reached and you want to crimp the case, lower the ram and back out the seating screw a little, then lower the seating die down 1/8 turn and run the case back up. If your case is crimped to your satisfaction run the cartridge back into the die, turn the seating screw down to the bullet and lock everything in place and you should be good.
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you did the right thing by asking. don't get down on yourself. another thing I thought of is the depth the bullets were seated at. if the bullets are too high the bullet could be hitting the lands and grooves and not letting the bolt close. hope any of this info helps. everyone here are always glad to help. good luck.

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Get one of these to measure your empty brass quickly.



:D Al

Get a case guage that will tell you if your cases are sized correctly and over all case length it's a great measuring tool especially for a starting reloader.

Where can I get this gauge?