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Update. I attempted to chamber an empty FL resized case and it chambered perfectly without any resistance. Once I seat a bullet, however, I run into the problem. I marked up the bullet with black paint and it appear that a portion of the bullet is making contact with something within in the...

That makes sense. I'll have to check tonight when I get back home. Thanks for the help.

I initially thought it was the necks as well, but when I check the neck dimensions on a round that would chamber vs. a round that wouldn't chamber I found that the ones the wouldn't were actually a few thous. smaller that the round that chambered. This just confused me even more. Thanks for...

I double checked that the resizing die was touching the shell holder. I loaded up a dummy round without primer and powder and it is the one that will not chamber. I did not try one just after resizing without a bullet seated. I can do that tonight. The thing that bothers me is that, as stated...

First, let me say that I'm a novice at reloading. I've got a custom 7RUM that's only had about 50 rounds through it while breaking the barrel in. When I picked it up from my smith, he told me that he was having issues with some of the factory remington rounds chambering but thought that it was...

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What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? Nevada What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 7mm RUM -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? No If so, which brand and load do...

Thanks for the replies.

I'm currently having a 7mm RUM built on a Remington Model 700 action with a lilja #5 contour barrel. I've also got a Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50 that I'm going to install. I've been looking at the rings and bases for the scope, and was wondering if the Warne Tactical's would be alright, or if I...

I do currently have the 700 action.

There are many knowledgeable sources on here, so I'd like to get some recommendations from you guys if that’s alright. I'm looking at getting my first custom rifle built. My big hang-up right now is whether or not I should go with a blueprinted Model 700 action or go for it and get a custom...

Thanks for the info!

This is my first post so I’m going to apologize ahead of time if this is a dumb question as I’m a newb to the custom rifle word. I’ve got some money burning a hole in my pocket so I’m looking into getting a custom rifle either built off of an existing action or just buying a completely new...