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25-06 case head seperation?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Nate" data-source="post: 367048" data-attributes="member: 8533"><p>I think calling the 1/4 turn increments on the FL die a dangerous practice is out of context. I do agree with you though Bart, 1/4 of a turn is heavy handed when I think about how I actually screw down the die. </p><p> </p><p>Light polishing of the chamber won't create a bulge if the sand paper was backed by a soft backer. If the backer was hard such as sand paper wrapped around a drill bit (cringe), a bulge would occur. I have polished up a couple of very old gun chambers, just hacks (SMLE .303's). Plug the throat and lead and polish the case body area very lightly. I wouldn't do it with a 'good' rifle but it sounds like you have been in a pretty bad situation for a while.</p><p> </p><p>As you say, the bulge should appear as an unsanded low spot if it was there in the first place. If H&R see that it has been sanded, they may not want to help you. Chamber bulges do occur once in a while. A bad reamer wouldn't do it. If the reamer or barrel became loose at the beginning of the cut and was then reset and the job continued, it 'might' happen. It seems more like a soft spot in the parent steel of the chamber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Nate, post: 367048, member: 8533"] I think calling the 1/4 turn increments on the FL die a dangerous practice is out of context. I do agree with you though Bart, 1/4 of a turn is heavy handed when I think about how I actually screw down the die. Light polishing of the chamber won't create a bulge if the sand paper was backed by a soft backer. If the backer was hard such as sand paper wrapped around a drill bit (cringe), a bulge would occur. I have polished up a couple of very old gun chambers, just hacks (SMLE .303's). Plug the throat and lead and polish the case body area very lightly. I wouldn't do it with a 'good' rifle but it sounds like you have been in a pretty bad situation for a while. As you say, the bulge should appear as an unsanded low spot if it was there in the first place. If H&R see that it has been sanded, they may not want to help you. Chamber bulges do occur once in a while. A bad reamer wouldn't do it. If the reamer or barrel became loose at the beginning of the cut and was then reset and the job continued, it 'might' happen. It seems more like a soft spot in the parent steel of the chamber. [/QUOTE]
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