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Reloading
Setting up a Full Length die.
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<blockquote data-quote="LRHWAL" data-source="post: 303081" data-attributes="member: 5418"><p>Great post AJ.</p><p></p><p>I would add that in my experience as you lower the sizing die the head space can initially INCREASE as the body of the case is sized down and as the brass goes somewhere it lengthens the headspace (whilst you aren't bumping the shoulder yet). As you then screw the die in deeper it will decrease headspace again.</p><p></p><p>I found this really disconcerting when I first got a headspace gauge and measured for the first time.</p><p></p><p>I hope I'm explaining this well enough. </p><p></p><p>I suspect if your chamber is tighter this is less of an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRHWAL, post: 303081, member: 5418"] Great post AJ. I would add that in my experience as you lower the sizing die the head space can initially INCREASE as the body of the case is sized down and as the brass goes somewhere it lengthens the headspace (whilst you aren't bumping the shoulder yet). As you then screw the die in deeper it will decrease headspace again. I found this really disconcerting when I first got a headspace gauge and measured for the first time. I hope I'm explaining this well enough. I suspect if your chamber is tighter this is less of an issue. [/QUOTE]
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