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acceptable headspace growth for a 7stw???
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 972900" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Just a little history on the belted cases.</p><p></p><p>Originally the belt was developed by Holland & Holland for dangerous game hunting where being able to reload quickly and trouble free could be the difference between life of death.</p><p></p><p>The belt holds the case head at a safe head space while the case body can be much smaller than the rest of the chamber. This assures that a round can be chambered even in a dirty or fouled chamber.</p><p></p><p>If you over size and bump the shoulder on a shouldered case, you can have excessive head space and a dangerous situation.</p><p></p><p>The belted case was not designed with reloading and brass conservation in mind, Just safety.</p><p>But if loaded correctly the belted cases are know harder on the brass than the non belted cases.</p><p></p><p>Most belted cases come sized much smaller than the chamber for this reason. when fired it is essentially fire forming to the chamber and becomes a shouldered case unless you size it back to its original dimensions.</p><p></p><p>Most successful shooters of belted cases do minimum sizing or neck size only (This saves brass and</p><p>normally improves accuracy).</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 972900, member: 2736"] Just a little history on the belted cases. Originally the belt was developed by Holland & Holland for dangerous game hunting where being able to reload quickly and trouble free could be the difference between life of death. The belt holds the case head at a safe head space while the case body can be much smaller than the rest of the chamber. This assures that a round can be chambered even in a dirty or fouled chamber. If you over size and bump the shoulder on a shouldered case, you can have excessive head space and a dangerous situation. The belted case was not designed with reloading and brass conservation in mind, Just safety. But if loaded correctly the belted cases are know harder on the brass than the non belted cases. Most belted cases come sized much smaller than the chamber for this reason. when fired it is essentially fire forming to the chamber and becomes a shouldered case unless you size it back to its original dimensions. Most successful shooters of belted cases do minimum sizing or neck size only (This saves brass and normally improves accuracy). J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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