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First time resizing brass & over did it...now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1319210" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>Firstly, it's impossible to get excessive headspace with a belted case, the shoulder is irrelevant. Seeing this was once fired cases, you are good to go to load them and shoot them as is.</p><p></p><p>To adjust your die correctly, screw it in until firm contact with the shell holder, then back off a turn, size a case, clean, chamber it and 'feel' how much resistance there is. At this setting, it should be almost impossible to close the bolt, the case will be to long in base to shoulder measurement. </p><p>Continue this in 1/12 turns IN until a case is just snug enough to have some resistance on closing the bolt. Now measure that case against a fired case and adjust until you get the desired .002"-.003" shoulder bump.</p><p>To get 1/12 indexes on your dies, simply mark a white line on your lock ring corners, then again halfway between those points, I measure the halfway point and set my vernier to make it easier to mark. 1/12 turn equals about .006".</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1319210, member: 10755"] Firstly, it's impossible to get excessive headspace with a belted case, the shoulder is irrelevant. Seeing this was once fired cases, you are good to go to load them and shoot them as is. To adjust your die correctly, screw it in until firm contact with the shell holder, then back off a turn, size a case, clean, chamber it and 'feel' how much resistance there is. At this setting, it should be almost impossible to close the bolt, the case will be to long in base to shoulder measurement. Continue this in 1/12 turns IN until a case is just snug enough to have some resistance on closing the bolt. Now measure that case against a fired case and adjust until you get the desired .002"-.003" shoulder bump. To get 1/12 indexes on your dies, simply mark a white line on your lock ring corners, then again halfway between those points, I measure the halfway point and set my vernier to make it easier to mark. 1/12 turn equals about .006". Cheers. gun) [/QUOTE]
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