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Case sizing problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="rcoody" data-source="post: 1155139" data-attributes="member: 91090"><p>here is what I do with my bolt guns.</p><p> </p><p>Use the hornady headspace gauge on a fired case. Then start adjusting your die and measuring the resized fired case until you get a shoulder bump of about 0.002. Then load it and see how it chambers.</p><p> </p><p>be sure to use a lock ring on that die so when you find that correct sizing you can lock it down and not have this problem again.</p><p> </p><p>when you set up a die for a shoulder bump instead of full length resizing you may find that it doesn't resize the base of the brass enough. Since you have been using this die for a long time that should not be a problem. If it is you need to just screw the die all the way down to the shell holder and another quarter of a turn. This will completely resize the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rcoody, post: 1155139, member: 91090"] here is what I do with my bolt guns. Use the hornady headspace gauge on a fired case. Then start adjusting your die and measuring the resized fired case until you get a shoulder bump of about 0.002. Then load it and see how it chambers. be sure to use a lock ring on that die so when you find that correct sizing you can lock it down and not have this problem again. when you set up a die for a shoulder bump instead of full length resizing you may find that it doesn't resize the base of the brass enough. Since you have been using this die for a long time that should not be a problem. If it is you need to just screw the die all the way down to the shell holder and another quarter of a turn. This will completely resize the case. [/QUOTE]
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