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300 RUM problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Joel Russo" data-source="post: 195363" data-attributes="member: 6152"><p>Travis,</p><p></p><p>With an OAL of 3.6 I highly doubt you are "jamming" the bullet into the into the lands which will cause resistence. </p><p>So we then go to the case. You are either not bumping the shoulder enough, or not resizing the body enough. Bumping the shoulder just means pushing it back a bit. This is a hunting rifle and you don't have all the fancy gauges yet so do this...</p><p>Start with an unloaded, unprimed, case and resize it with the way your die is set. Chamber it, and as you said it will be tight.... adjust your die down, closer to the shell holder, and resize. Try chambering it in the rifle. If it's still tight, adjust the die down an bit more and try again. Repeat this sequence until the bolt handle drops without any resistence. Adjust the die down a quarter turn at a time. </p><p>You may find that your shell holder just touches the bottom of the die on the upstroke of the press. That's okay, it's called "camming over".</p><p>When you have done this and you chamber the round with no resistence on the bolt handle, lock the adjusting ring on the die. You're done.</p><p>Now finish loading and go to the range..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joel Russo, post: 195363, member: 6152"] Travis, With an OAL of 3.6 I highly doubt you are "jamming" the bullet into the into the lands which will cause resistence. So we then go to the case. You are either not bumping the shoulder enough, or not resizing the body enough. Bumping the shoulder just means pushing it back a bit. This is a hunting rifle and you don't have all the fancy gauges yet so do this... Start with an unloaded, unprimed, case and resize it with the way your die is set. Chamber it, and as you said it will be tight.... adjust your die down, closer to the shell holder, and resize. Try chambering it in the rifle. If it's still tight, adjust the die down an bit more and try again. Repeat this sequence until the bolt handle drops without any resistence. Adjust the die down a quarter turn at a time. You may find that your shell holder just touches the bottom of the die on the upstroke of the press. That's okay, it's called "camming over". When you have done this and you chamber the round with no resistence on the bolt handle, lock the adjusting ring on the die. You're done. Now finish loading and go to the range.. [/QUOTE]
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