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<blockquote data-quote="codym" data-source="post: 1577577" data-attributes="member: 105909"><p>Quick update. Nothing came in this weekend, no gauges or shell holder. </p><p>I went ahead and backed the neck sizing die of the shell holder approximately.014 and tried a different primer and brass.</p><p>I tested a couple loads with 162 eldms, fireformed nosler 280 ai brass, 210 gmm primers and 4831 sc. no misfires or hang fires. I then tried some 280 rem fire formed brass, neck sized with 4831 sc, 210 gmm, 168 vlds. Again everything fired as supposed to. I then shot 23 Barnes 280 rem factory loads and everything fired. I'm not sure if backing the die off made a difference or if it was the primers. I still think it was a head space problem, but until I have gauges I can't get an accurate measurement. One thing I did find interesting is my Hornady loads have all been with the nosler 280 ai brass and I keep getting spikes in velocity. I will have a few rounds that will be single digit SD and single digit ES then I will get one that's 30-50 FPS one direction or the other. The FF280 rem brass with the VLD load had very consistent numbers with no big spike. In 4 sets of loads 4 rounds a piece, I only had one load with an es of double digits and it was 12. Same powder and primers different brass and different bullets. Kind of thinking of chucking the Nosler Brass and just using FF 280 rem brass. Just some thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codym, post: 1577577, member: 105909"] Quick update. Nothing came in this weekend, no gauges or shell holder. I went ahead and backed the neck sizing die of the shell holder approximately.014 and tried a different primer and brass. I tested a couple loads with 162 eldms, fireformed nosler 280 ai brass, 210 gmm primers and 4831 sc. no misfires or hang fires. I then tried some 280 rem fire formed brass, neck sized with 4831 sc, 210 gmm, 168 vlds. Again everything fired as supposed to. I then shot 23 Barnes 280 rem factory loads and everything fired. I’m not sure if backing the die off made a difference or if it was the primers. I still think it was a head space problem, but until I have gauges I can’t get an accurate measurement. One thing I did find interesting is my Hornady loads have all been with the nosler 280 ai brass and I keep getting spikes in velocity. I will have a few rounds that will be single digit SD and single digit ES then I will get one that’s 30-50 FPS one direction or the other. The FF280 rem brass with the VLD load had very consistent numbers with no big spike. In 4 sets of loads 4 rounds a piece, I only had one load with an es of double digits and it was 12. Same powder and primers different brass and different bullets. Kind of thinking of chucking the Nosler Brass and just using FF 280 rem brass. Just some thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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