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Reloading
Best method to measure headspace?
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<blockquote data-quote="cajun" data-source="post: 2992498" data-attributes="member: 9772"><p>Those case gauges are kind of a go no go thing. Get a hornady headspace comparator so you can actually measure how much you are resizing. Otherwise just keep screwing the die in until the cases chamber properly. </p><p>New brass does not need to be sized. They chamber easily because they are usually under sized and after a couple firings will expand to fit your chamber. With the hornady tool you can actaully measure new brass and fired brass and see how much expansion you get. If the necks are dented or not straight on the new brass you can back the die out to not size the shoulder and run the expander just in the neck to straighten them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cajun, post: 2992498, member: 9772"] Those case gauges are kind of a go no go thing. Get a hornady headspace comparator so you can actually measure how much you are resizing. Otherwise just keep screwing the die in until the cases chamber properly. New brass does not need to be sized. They chamber easily because they are usually under sized and after a couple firings will expand to fit your chamber. With the hornady tool you can actaully measure new brass and fired brass and see how much expansion you get. If the necks are dented or not straight on the new brass you can back the die out to not size the shoulder and run the expander just in the neck to straighten them. [/QUOTE]
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