Originally Posted by
Spanner.
Pushing the bullet down and swelling the case into a rim at the base of the neck. I set it up as per the guidelines and have adjusted in small increments, I have been reloading various calibres for quite a few years and never had an issue like this. I can see when I put a bullet next to a case to the depth it should be it is encroaching onto the powder layer. I have tried new and used cases (neck sized). Trying to seat a bullet into an empty case to prove it is the powder results in the bullet dropping into the empty case.