Ordered two boxes of 500 .45ACP bullets from Xtreme, one hollowpoint, one round nose, both 230gr copper coated. Once used range brass.
Had the nephews over to practice on a 20 year-old Hornady, well-maintained progressive press, . They aren't kids; both are in their 30s and are now wanting to learn reloading. They loaded 250 round nose under my watchful eye.
One watched the other, double checking everything, ESPECIALLY powder charge (4.5 gr 700X) The one watching also placed each cartridge into a "go, no-go" gauge and calipered one-in-five, as well as checked one-in-ten on the charge - all came out just fine.
The hollow points were a different story. While COL was never a problem, the doggone "go, no-go" gauge just hated those loaded HP cartridges. About two in five would hang up in the gauge. The pile of rounds to "unload" got pretty big. And yes, we were using an RCBS full-length sizing die to eradicate any "Glock bulge" issues. Mose cartridges would leave around 1/2" of brass sticking out.
The brother-in-law also in the reloading room thought that Xtreme bullets did not restrike the HP projectiles a second time, but did on the round nose. Bullets were too fat.
What's your best guess as to why these HP bullets wouldn't pass?
Oh yeah, they were having so much fun they asked if they could reload the other 250 round nose......it got to be a late night, but ya have to seize the moment sometimes to get the seeds firmly planted and ready to grow.