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Setting up dies "properly"
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<blockquote data-quote="jimbires" data-source="post: 1920129" data-attributes="member: 11011"><p>here is my advice . fire brass , and neck size only until the brass gets tight to chamber . this could take a few cycles until it gets tight . when the brass is tight , that means it's fully expanded . now you can measure and set up your die for a shoulder bump . on my belted cases I try for .000 - .002 bump . if your brass is not fully expanded when you set up your die , you are bumping the shoulder on short brass . this is the same as over sizing . if I remember right your load is 62.0 gr RL22 with a 160 accubond . this load is a light load , it could take 3 or 4 firings to get your brass tight . I shoot 66.0 gr of RL22 with a 160 accubond , it takes a couple of cycles until I'm expanded . I've never used the collet body die from innovative , I haven't had the need for it yet . my thought is you'd be sizing the body down , then shooting would be expanding it , right where the case separation problem happens . this could be a bad thing if it's not needed .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimbires, post: 1920129, member: 11011"] here is my advice . fire brass , and neck size only until the brass gets tight to chamber . this could take a few cycles until it gets tight . when the brass is tight , that means it's fully expanded . now you can measure and set up your die for a shoulder bump . on my belted cases I try for .000 - .002 bump . if your brass is not fully expanded when you set up your die , you are bumping the shoulder on short brass . this is the same as over sizing . if I remember right your load is 62.0 gr RL22 with a 160 accubond . this load is a light load , it could take 3 or 4 firings to get your brass tight . I shoot 66.0 gr of RL22 with a 160 accubond , it takes a couple of cycles until I'm expanded . I've never used the collet body die from innovative , I haven't had the need for it yet . my thought is you'd be sizing the body down , then shooting would be expanding it , right where the case separation problem happens . this could be a bad thing if it's not needed . [/QUOTE]
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