Belted Magnum
Quote from Reloader on April 1, 2010, 12:30 pmHas anyone had experience reloading belted cartridges. I have a bunch of 7mm Remington mag cases but can't seem to find much about reloading them with the XL650.
Has anyone had experience reloading belted cartridges. I have a bunch of 7mm Remington mag cases but can't seem to find much about reloading them with the XL650.
Quote from Reloader on November 4, 2010, 9:09 pmi may be a bit late replying to this but no one else has and i just found this forum. i have tried loading my 458 winmag with my xl650 everything works fine as loading any other rifle cartridge with the exception of compressed loads. allow plenty of time between moving the handle for all the powder to fall into the case. with compressed loads i found i had to be very careful not to jerk the handle as rough movements will shake powder from the case. since i dont fire a lot of cartridges like this at one time i went back to single stage loading for my 458.
hopefully your still looking at this forum and find this useful.
i may be a bit late replying to this but no one else has and i just found this forum. i have tried loading my 458 winmag with my xl650 everything works fine as loading any other rifle cartridge with the exception of compressed loads. allow plenty of time between moving the handle for all the powder to fall into the case. with compressed loads i found i had to be very careful not to jerk the handle as rough movements will shake powder from the case. since i dont fire a lot of cartridges like this at one time i went back to single stage loading for my 458.
hopefully your still looking at this forum and find this useful.