I started working on a load for my .358 Win using Rem 200 gr. PSPCL's. This is a spire point bullet like another bullet makers offering. I have a set of Redding 357/358 dies. When I was adjusting the seating die to get the desired OAL I ran out of downward adjustment with the seating stem!
The seating die was screwed into the press then backed out one full turn. When I ran out of adjustment with the seating stem I tried screwing the die in but started getting a crimp before I could get the bullet far enough into the case.
The stem is the same as the one on my 35 Whelen die and I had no problem seating that bullet in 35 W brass, but they were seated out longer.
I ended up using the seating stem out of my 300 WM die set to get the bullets seated to the desired depth.
I have never had this happen before. My .358 seems to have a very short throat and I was seating the bullets to a shorter then usual OAL, both with and without a comparator, but not that short! The cannelure was above the mouth of the case. However the cases were a little short to begin with, being reformed .308 brass. Any ideas what's going on here?
It must be me, but I can't for the life of me see what I'm missing.
