Calling Hammer Loaders

[rwc101]

7 rounds into loading some new Hammers and this happens. Known issue? I imagine it's due to how elongated the bullets are.

 

[JLS]

Never had it happen.

 

[brockel]

Never had that happen

 

[Jbotto]

Is that seating plug pretty rough inside? I had to smooth out a few RCBS sets now for a different brand. Easy enough, just wish they’d come ready to load instead of needing polishing.

 

[Darren8167]

I have not had that happen to me and I load Hammers for 4 different calibers.
6.5 Creedmoor - Hornady Dies
7mm-08 - Hornady Dies
7mm Rem Mag - RCBS Dies
30-06 - RCBS Dies

I have noticed that the RCBS dies leave a noticeable seating ring.

 

[Addicting]

Get some valve grinding compound and chuck that hammer in a drill. It will cut and polish that seating stem so it won’t happen again.

 

[blueridge]

Never.

 

[EastTNHunter]

With all of the different bullet profiles available today it is very difficult for manufacturers to get a “one size fits all” seating stem. I had to buy a different VLD profile seating stem for my Hornady 6.5G dies the other day, and I STILL had to bed the stem to seat the 129 ABLRs without damaging them. I used JB Weld after scuffing and cleaning/degreasing it well

 

[marksjeep]

Hornady seating die for 6.5-284 will leave a slight visible ring, but never had one stick.

 

[rwc101]

Thanks all. After searching other forums it seems to happen in certain situations. I'll try the polishing route.

 

[ccc23454]

Polish and lube

 

[yakimanoob]

Idk why that's so funny to me, but it is.

I replaced my RCBS seating die with a FA universal, which comes from the factory with VLD-type seating stems. I was going to get a VLD stem from RCBS, but couldn't find them anywhere and I like the FA universal die a whole lot.

Good luck on the polishing -- take it from me and use a fine-grit lapping compound, NOT a valve lapping compound that you had laying around from rebuilding an old motorcycle...