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<blockquote data-quote="Clever" data-source="post: 856098" data-attributes="member: 26330"><p>I have tried many different ways of sizing my brass. I agree with you and have not ever bumped the shoulder Where I don't agree is the total neglect of neck tension in your protocol. Fire forming and just neck sizing I agree is normal practice. In my case the brass fire forms in a different way. In my chamber the brass becomes larger towards the rear and the shoulder does not move. No matter what powder charge I use low or high the outcome is the same. So I FL size and deprime then neck size without the rod. I trim to my chamber dimention rather than SAMMI, and let the brass for for 24 hours as it will snap back. Since my brass swells towards the rear my bolt would stick. I would still follow advise from people like you. Besides the obvious I noticed that the to maintain proper FPS I would need to increase my powder charge. It only got worse as I refused to think outside the box and my Rig is a Sako TRG 42 338 Lapua Mag. I only use the best: Lapua brass, Scenar Projectiles, Federal Magnum Match primer and Redding Competition Dies. In conclusion I determined that my brass is fire forming in a way where normal sizing practice did not work. So I FL size then remove de-capping rod form neck sizer and neck size for proper neck tension. Trim to my rifles dimension and let them sit for 24 hours as they will snap back.</p><p>Just a word of advise: Don't jump the gun and criticize other reloading procedures. As you should know and have been around for a long time not all rifles are the same. They will produce different results depending on your approach.. My rifle shoots lights out!! Period!! And I am the one that figured out what it takes.. Normal reloading procedure is NOT always the best way to achieve long range accuracy.. Sometimes thinking outside the box an a good attitude towards trial and error WORKS. Keep in mind there are people learning from us..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clever, post: 856098, member: 26330"] I have tried many different ways of sizing my brass. I agree with you and have not ever bumped the shoulder Where I don't agree is the total neglect of neck tension in your protocol. Fire forming and just neck sizing I agree is normal practice. In my case the brass fire forms in a different way. In my chamber the brass becomes larger towards the rear and the shoulder does not move. No matter what powder charge I use low or high the outcome is the same. So I FL size and deprime then neck size without the rod. I trim to my chamber dimention rather than SAMMI, and let the brass for for 24 hours as it will snap back. Since my brass swells towards the rear my bolt would stick. I would still follow advise from people like you. Besides the obvious I noticed that the to maintain proper FPS I would need to increase my powder charge. It only got worse as I refused to think outside the box and my Rig is a Sako TRG 42 338 Lapua Mag. I only use the best: Lapua brass, Scenar Projectiles, Federal Magnum Match primer and Redding Competition Dies. In conclusion I determined that my brass is fire forming in a way where normal sizing practice did not work. So I FL size then remove de-capping rod form neck sizer and neck size for proper neck tension. Trim to my rifles dimension and let them sit for 24 hours as they will snap back. Just a word of advise: Don't jump the gun and criticize other reloading procedures. As you should know and have been around for a long time not all rifles are the same. They will produce different results depending on your approach.. My rifle shoots lights out!! Period!! And I am the one that figured out what it takes.. Normal reloading procedure is NOT always the best way to achieve long range accuracy.. Sometimes thinking outside the box an a good attitude towards trial and error WORKS. Keep in mind there are people learning from us.. [/QUOTE]
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