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<blockquote data-quote="crissmorgan" data-source="post: 988435" data-attributes="member: 49240"><p>I wholeheartedly agree with gilettehunter about the Innovative Tech belt resizer. It actually resizes the area just above the belt where no normal resizing die can reach. Be sure to follow the directions carefully, especially the part about using a BUNCH of lube. Preferably Imperial Sizing Lube. I have used mine to resize thousands of 7mm Rem Mag cases, actually I guess I should say I have full length resized several thousand 7mm Mag cases and then had to use the belt sizer to resize the belt area on several hundred of the just full length sized cases because they refused to chamber in my rifle. The nice thing about the belt sizer is that it is also used to gauge the cases and if the case will easily enter the gauge end of the die, then it will definitely fit in your chamber, assuming it has been properly full length resized. With shipping, it cost real close to 100 dollars but I consider that some of the best money I have ever spent. After you full length resize and use the belt sizer, you can neck size only and get more reloads of your fired brass than you will ever think could be done. I used to throw out cases that I had only fired three or four times because the case just above the belt had swollen so badly that the case couldn't enter the chamber. I can get over 10 reloads out of my brass now and the only reason I have to cull them is because the primer pockets finally get too large. Every time I think about the money I used to spend on brass I get mad. If you have never used one of these dies, prepare to be amazed. I don't really think that, if this is new brass, the belt area is giving you the described problem. If you have a short cut chamber then you may need to bump the shoulder back a little bit more. If the brass has been fired, the first thing I would check is the overall length of the brass to see if they need to be trimmed, and if that, along with bumping the shoulder back doesn't solve the problem, then buy the belt resizing die. Finally, look at the rim of the cases and see if there is any damage that may prevent the bolt from seating the cartridge into the chamber fully. As expensive as brass has gotten lately, you ought to go ahead and invest in the belt resizer anyway. Even if you have a lifetimes supply of once fired brass, some of them will need the belt area resized. It is good insurance and confidence building to know for a fact that your cartridges will fit in the chamber when you really need it. Since you have already reloaded at least some of the brass, be absolutely sure to pull the bullets before you run them through a full length sizer die again. Never, ever try to resize a loaded cartridge and don't ask me how I know this for a fact. If this still doesn't fix your problem, let us know and I will see what else I can think of that it might be. Right now I can't think of anything else it could possibly be unless it is a horribly dirty chamber or a damaged chamber, but that probably isn't the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crissmorgan, post: 988435, member: 49240"] I wholeheartedly agree with gilettehunter about the Innovative Tech belt resizer. It actually resizes the area just above the belt where no normal resizing die can reach. Be sure to follow the directions carefully, especially the part about using a BUNCH of lube. Preferably Imperial Sizing Lube. I have used mine to resize thousands of 7mm Rem Mag cases, actually I guess I should say I have full length resized several thousand 7mm Mag cases and then had to use the belt sizer to resize the belt area on several hundred of the just full length sized cases because they refused to chamber in my rifle. The nice thing about the belt sizer is that it is also used to gauge the cases and if the case will easily enter the gauge end of the die, then it will definitely fit in your chamber, assuming it has been properly full length resized. With shipping, it cost real close to 100 dollars but I consider that some of the best money I have ever spent. After you full length resize and use the belt sizer, you can neck size only and get more reloads of your fired brass than you will ever think could be done. I used to throw out cases that I had only fired three or four times because the case just above the belt had swollen so badly that the case couldn't enter the chamber. I can get over 10 reloads out of my brass now and the only reason I have to cull them is because the primer pockets finally get too large. Every time I think about the money I used to spend on brass I get mad. If you have never used one of these dies, prepare to be amazed. I don't really think that, if this is new brass, the belt area is giving you the described problem. If you have a short cut chamber then you may need to bump the shoulder back a little bit more. If the brass has been fired, the first thing I would check is the overall length of the brass to see if they need to be trimmed, and if that, along with bumping the shoulder back doesn't solve the problem, then buy the belt resizing die. Finally, look at the rim of the cases and see if there is any damage that may prevent the bolt from seating the cartridge into the chamber fully. As expensive as brass has gotten lately, you ought to go ahead and invest in the belt resizer anyway. Even if you have a lifetimes supply of once fired brass, some of them will need the belt area resized. It is good insurance and confidence building to know for a fact that your cartridges will fit in the chamber when you really need it. Since you have already reloaded at least some of the brass, be absolutely sure to pull the bullets before you run them through a full length sizer die again. Never, ever try to resize a loaded cartridge and don't ask me how I know this for a fact. If this still doesn't fix your problem, let us know and I will see what else I can think of that it might be. Right now I can't think of anything else it could possibly be unless it is a horribly dirty chamber or a damaged chamber, but that probably isn't the problem. [/QUOTE]
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