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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 3080663" data-attributes="member: 101791">I follow what you did. That works for me. I don&#039;t see where there would ba any problem with any belted mag case in sizing the area where the belt is by removing the upper part of the die. My problem was with griding a portion of the die bottom off would allow the case going forward and bump the shoulder back even more. By removing the upper portion of the die. Cut the head off at the shoulder so to say. Some places would call that beheading.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />. Would allow you to size the bottom part of the case without bumping the shoulder back.I think that most belted cases are the same from the shoulder to the base, and base O.D. is the same too. I presently don&#039;t have a reloading manual to verify that, but if I remember correctly the bases are the same. I do note that there is a step at or near the base of the die to meet the belt on the case. Which would stop the sizing of the case. I don&#039;t know if that would interfear with the sizing that portion of the case above the belt in getting it back to proper size or not. With that step in the die at the base would stop the case from going forward at that point. That should work, If the die is built correctly in sizing the case near or at the belt. Probable on eby you can pick up belted sizing die for cheap and cut it down.&nbsp; I am a firm believer in not bumping the shoulder on a belted mag case or only a few .000&quot; or so, if not at all unless needed. I have and do stop my neck sizing die short of the transition of the neck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 3080663, member: 101791"] I follow what you did. That works for me. I don't see where there would ba any problem with any belted mag case in sizing the area where the belt is by removing the upper part of the die. My problem was with griding a portion of the die bottom off would allow the case going forward and bump the shoulder back even more. By removing the upper portion of the die. Cut the head off at the shoulder so to say. Some places would call that beheading.🤣. Would allow you to size the bottom part of the case without bumping the shoulder back. I think that most belted cases are the same from the shoulder to the base, and base O.D. is the same too. I presently don't have a reloading manual to verify that, but if I remember correctly the bases are the same. I do note that there is a step at or near the base of the die to meet the belt on the case. Which would stop the sizing of the case. I don't know if that would interfear with the sizing that portion of the case above the belt in getting it back to proper size or not. With that step in the die at the base would stop the case from going forward at that point. That should work, If the die is built correctly in sizing the case near or at the belt. Probable on eby you can pick up belted sizing die for cheap and cut it down. I am a firm believer in not bumping the shoulder on a belted mag case or only a few .000" or so, if not at all unless needed. I have and do stop my neck sizing die short of the transition of the neck. [/QUOTE]

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