Author Topic: nickle case question (Read 473 times)

missed_shot · « **on:** January 08, 2004, 08:42:56 AM »

I have 2 questions. First is I tried to seat the bullet on my 300 wby. mag as long as possible. It chambered, but the loads would not fit in the magazine so I seated them deeper until they fit in the magazine. I have a weatherby vanguard. the Second is - I have to really force the bullets into the cases when I reload them. they are rem nickel coated. They don't seat as easily as my other caliber reloads. Can anyone give me any help here? thanks

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2004, 10:14:07 AM »

Most, if not all the Wetherby's have some built-in free boring. This allows higher velocity's at lower pressures but prevents you from seating the bullet up close to the rifling.

Dont know what to tell you about the nickel cases. I do know that once fired, a new bullet should easily drop into the fired case (which makes resizing nessary) if not, this is a serious problem and the rifle should be checked out. :shock:

smoky · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2004, 10:14:16 AM »

Have you tried using a case mouth chamfering (sp.??) tool. After resizing, I use it lightly inside and out of the case. I reload mostly nickel plated rifle brass and have not had any seating problems.

Smoky

5Redman8 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2004, 04:15:24 AM »

I would seat the bullet whereever it shoots the best. If that means using it as a single-shot, so be it. This is very common among longrange hunters and competition shooters as accuracy is the main concern. If you are not crazy about accuracy, then seat it to whatever functions flawlessly in the magazine.

Nickle cases are more rigid and therefore more difficult to bend. When you resize, the necks are made smaller and seating a bullet forces the neck back out and being in a nickle coated case, this is more difficult.

It is also possible that the neck on your resizing die is on the small side of the tolerance range, therefore making it even more difficult.

Kyle

missed_shot · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2004, 05:39:29 AM »

thanks- I'll try chaffering the neck and see if it helps.

ras308 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2004, 06:12:40 AM »

The nickle cases are rougher than the normal brass. If you resize a brass case and a nickle case and seat them one after the other, you can feel the difference in resistance easily. After you seat the bullets in both cases, brass and nickle, pull the bullets, you will see light scarring on the bullet out of the nickle case.