Hornady leverlution issue

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Beladran

Discussion Starter · Nov 28, 2010

so i have been collecting 444 brass for some time now. I would say 30% of what i get are hornady LL cases. out of that i would say 70% show signs of over pressure

ale: most common is primers backing out, fallowed by cratering, flattening, and a few were starting to actually flow. I have a feeling hornady is walking a fine line in regards to the pressure these bullets are making.

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· #2 · Nov 28, 2010

What rifle are you using?

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· #4 · Nov 28, 2010

It may not be Hornady doing the reloading.....maybe someone else who can't see signs of poor judgement in loading.

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· #5 · Nov 28, 2010

I forgot to mention that Hornady LL cases are .0060" shorter than regular .444 brass. This doesn't seem like much but decreasing case capacity creates some additional pressure. I don't know if it would make that much difference. I quit trying to load Hornady LL .444 and .45/70 because my RCBS dies wouldn't crimp the bullet.

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· #10 · Nov 28, 2010

My book showed trim to length versus the actual length when I measured. I thought it was .006" but it has been awhile and my memory isn't what it used to be....I'm probably wrong. That looks like .125 or 1/8 inch.

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