Difficulty seating 17 hornet

[bburrell]

Thanks Allen, I am trying to visualize what you are saying. I will re-read and give it a try. Thanks for taking time to problem solve and explain. Burt

[csterner]

Sounds to me you need a shorter die. Cut 10 thou off the bottom and screw it down further, to just where it's not crimping the case mouth. Or take 10 thou off a shell holder? Make sense?

on second thought...are you loading 17 ACK Hornet or 17 Hornady Hornet and do your dies match?

[bburrell]

17 Hornady Hornet

[shortshot]

I use a Bonanza co-ax press and Hornady dies for the !7 Hornet and have had no problems with seating.

[Wiserfool]

Could it just be some debris in the internal threads of the die preventing you from screwing the seating stem down to it's full potential?