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Stiff chambering
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<blockquote data-quote="jasonoldman" data-source="post: 688417" data-attributes="member: 53059"><p>Well I got a chance to look at everything again. Here is kind of a list of what I did and the result.</p><p></p><p>check the press for slack=good</p><p>check the press/dies for squareness = ok some slack in the threads causing a little causing a little unevenness. I think maybe a rubber o-ring to snug down onto.</p><p>Seated reloaded bullet deeper= still stiff bolt turn down</p><p>marked case at shoulder to check for shoulder issues = small rub on one side.</p><p>compared measurements from that reloaded stiff shoulder to sized brass that chambers clean = essentially the same.</p><p>reset seating die by putting usized brass in running press to the top, then I turned down the die till i felt light contact, backed out 1 full turn.</p><p></p><p>made sure the champher was pretty good on a couple of sized brass.</p><p>Seated a bullet = chambered smooth and easy</p><p>try again = same result.</p><p></p><p>Ok well may as well take out any other variables so I primed the case = stiff bolt close. Now this had me confused as it looked flush. Put back into hand primer and worked the handle while turning case. Now both rounds chambered smooth again. put a piece of paper on top of push rod and seated all primers in loaded rounds again. Most rounds started chambering smooth.</p><p></p><p>long story short. I will be much more maticulous on my reload process, and will be cleaning the primer pockets now (didnt worry about it before). I will also check squareness of my seating die when I get a chance, and leave the expander loose so it wont pull one way or the other. I still have some runout but more precise dies are a future project, and I will do what I can with what I have for now. Let me know if there is any other suggestions you have for me.</p><p></p><p>Thanks Again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasonoldman, post: 688417, member: 53059"] Well I got a chance to look at everything again. Here is kind of a list of what I did and the result. check the press for slack=good check the press/dies for squareness = ok some slack in the threads causing a little causing a little unevenness. I think maybe a rubber o-ring to snug down onto. Seated reloaded bullet deeper= still stiff bolt turn down marked case at shoulder to check for shoulder issues = small rub on one side. compared measurements from that reloaded stiff shoulder to sized brass that chambers clean = essentially the same. reset seating die by putting usized brass in running press to the top, then I turned down the die till i felt light contact, backed out 1 full turn. made sure the champher was pretty good on a couple of sized brass. Seated a bullet = chambered smooth and easy try again = same result. Ok well may as well take out any other variables so I primed the case = stiff bolt close. Now this had me confused as it looked flush. Put back into hand primer and worked the handle while turning case. Now both rounds chambered smooth again. put a piece of paper on top of push rod and seated all primers in loaded rounds again. Most rounds started chambering smooth. long story short. I will be much more maticulous on my reload process, and will be cleaning the primer pockets now (didnt worry about it before). I will also check squareness of my seating die when I get a chance, and leave the expander loose so it wont pull one way or the other. I still have some runout but more precise dies are a future project, and I will do what I can with what I have for now. Let me know if there is any other suggestions you have for me. Thanks Again. [/QUOTE]
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