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257 Weatherby case sizing
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Vette" data-source="post: 2595564" data-attributes="member: 22335"><p>I have resized thousands of Weatherby brass. Of note, I have also been annealing for years and anneal after every firing.</p><p></p><p>You can use a comparator like Hornady's or Forster's to measure the shoulder bump just the same as any other bottleneck (traditional) rifle brass. Hornady recommends the 0.420 or size E for Weatherby cases. You can make the size D work as well for the 257 Wby, but whatever you do be consistent.</p><p>I recently purchased the Forster Datum Dial, and find it a bit better for measuring the shoulder bump but the Hornady unit easier for measuring base-to-ogive length as it's a bit smoother. Of note, both end up with extremely similar measurements so don't feel like you need both systems.</p><p></p><p>The only time I use the Willis body die is when taking brass from rifle X and moving it to rifle Y. Generally you don't need to use it if the brass stays with the same rifle. Keeping brass with the same rifle is more important with belted magnums than with non-belted brass in my experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Vette, post: 2595564, member: 22335"] I have resized thousands of Weatherby brass. Of note, I have also been annealing for years and anneal after every firing. You can use a comparator like Hornady's or Forster's to measure the shoulder bump just the same as any other bottleneck (traditional) rifle brass. Hornady recommends the 0.420 or size E for Weatherby cases. You can make the size D work as well for the 257 Wby, but whatever you do be consistent. I recently purchased the Forster Datum Dial, and find it a bit better for measuring the shoulder bump but the Hornady unit easier for measuring base-to-ogive length as it's a bit smoother. Of note, both end up with extremely similar measurements so don't feel like you need both systems. The only time I use the Willis body die is when taking brass from rifle X and moving it to rifle Y. Generally you don't need to use it if the brass stays with the same rifle. Keeping brass with the same rifle is more important with belted magnums than with non-belted brass in my experience. [/QUOTE]
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