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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1346465" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>Chambers and dies vary in size and its not unusual for a rife and die to not match each other.</p><p></p><p>I have one shell holder I lapped .004 off the top for a European made Mauser .270 made in the mis 1950s.</p><p></p><p>At the Whidden custom die website they have a warning to "NOT" screw the die down to contact the shell holder. They tell you their dies are shorter than other manufactures and start high off the shell holder and adjust downward.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">WARNING</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Failure to adhere with below warning could result in damaged and unsafe brass!</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">The Whidden Gunworks Sizer Die is engineered with a shorter overall length (OAL) compared to other manufactures of sizer dies. This means you can set the shoulder back further if desired based on your specific application. This die is not intended to be used while bottomed out or screwed flush with the shell plate. Doing so will result in the shoulder being set back too far, possibly rendering the casing unusable. </span><span style="color: #ff0000">During initial setup screw the die flush with the shell plate then back off 1-1 ½ turns,</span> <span style="color: #5900b3">NOTE: Each full turn of the Sizer is approx. .071" so it does not have to be turned very far to make a noticeable adjustment. Instructions are included with each die set and can also be found at <a href="http://www.whiddengunworks.com-reloading-dies-instructions" target="_blank">www.whiddengunworks.com-reloading-dies-instructions</a>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"></span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">NOTE, also at the Whidden website they have click adjustable resizing dies for cartridge headspace.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"><a href="http://www.whiddengunworks.com/click-adjustable-sizer-die/" target="_blank">http://www.whiddengunworks.com/click-adjustable-sizer-die/</a> </span></p><p></p><p>What I find humorous is at the savageshooters website when the home gunsmiths change barrels and use a new unfired case as a headspace gauge and they run into trouble. Their first post is "My FL resized case will not fit my chamber." This is because they put one layer of scotch tape on the bottom of a new case thinking it will be the equivalent of a GO gauge and comes up much too short.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side of this I have a Lee FL .223 die that sizes the cases smaller in diameter and pushes the shoulder back further than my RCBS small base die.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, a Hornady cartridge case headspace gauge will tell you far more than a Wilson type case gauge. And with "most" resizing dies Redding competition shell holders or using a feeler gauges between the die and shell holder is the norm.</p><p></p><p>Just remember with resizing dies nothing is written in stone and dies do vary in diameter and headspace length.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1346465, member: 28965"] Chambers and dies vary in size and its not unusual for a rife and die to not match each other. I have one shell holder I lapped .004 off the top for a European made Mauser .270 made in the mis 1950s. At the Whidden custom die website they have a warning to "NOT" screw the die down to contact the shell holder. They tell you their dies are shorter than other manufactures and start high off the shell holder and adjust downward. [COLOR=#ff0000]WARNING Failure to adhere with below warning could result in damaged and unsafe brass![/COLOR] [COLOR=#5900b3]The Whidden Gunworks Sizer Die is engineered with a shorter overall length (OAL) compared to other manufactures of sizer dies. This means you can set the shoulder back further if desired based on your specific application. This die is not intended to be used while bottomed out or screwed flush with the shell plate. Doing so will result in the shoulder being set back too far, possibly rendering the casing unusable. [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]During initial setup screw the die flush with the shell plate then back off 1-1 ½ turns,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#5900b3]NOTE: Each full turn of the Sizer is approx. .071” so it does not have to be turned very far to make a noticeable adjustment. Instructions are included with each die set and can also be found at [URL="http://www.whiddengunworks.com-reloading-dies-instructions"]www.whiddengunworks.com-reloading-dies-instructions[/URL]. NOTE, also at the Whidden website they have click adjustable resizing dies for cartridge headspace. [URL]http://www.whiddengunworks.com/click-adjustable-sizer-die/[/URL] [/COLOR] What I find humorous is at the savageshooters website when the home gunsmiths change barrels and use a new unfired case as a headspace gauge and they run into trouble. Their first post is "My FL resized case will not fit my chamber." This is because they put one layer of scotch tape on the bottom of a new case thinking it will be the equivalent of a GO gauge and comes up much too short. On the flip side of this I have a Lee FL .223 die that sizes the cases smaller in diameter and pushes the shoulder back further than my RCBS small base die. Bottom line, a Hornady cartridge case headspace gauge will tell you far more than a Wilson type case gauge. And with "most" resizing dies Redding competition shell holders or using a feeler gauges between the die and shell holder is the norm. Just remember with resizing dies nothing is written in stone and dies do vary in diameter and headspace length. [/QUOTE]
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