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264 WM heavy bolt lift
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1184781" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>If a case is slick in the chamber, it WILL cause stiff bolt lift, even a moderate load does this.</p><p>Neck sizing only poses no problem on 2 firings, it takes 4 or more firings for a case to expand to the point where it us difficult to chamber, and brass that was hard to chamber often is easy to chamber after being fired.</p><p>Why is the Hodgdon manual gospel? Those loads mirror what QL spits out and my pressure trace in my own 264 gets above 70gr before max pressure is reached. Most places are still focussed on CUP readings for this cartridge, which are most likely wrong anyway.</p><p>Also, belted magnums pose no such issue with a bulge above the belt if the cases are sized correctly in the first place. That die is a money spinning gimmick!</p><p>The simple answer to the OP is keep your cases clean and dry.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p>lightbulb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1184781, member: 10755"] If a case is slick in the chamber, it WILL cause stiff bolt lift, even a moderate load does this. Neck sizing only poses no problem on 2 firings, it takes 4 or more firings for a case to expand to the point where it us difficult to chamber, and brass that was hard to chamber often is easy to chamber after being fired. Why is the Hodgdon manual gospel? Those loads mirror what QL spits out and my pressure trace in my own 264 gets above 70gr before max pressure is reached. Most places are still focussed on CUP readings for this cartridge, which are most likely wrong anyway. Also, belted magnums pose no such issue with a bulge above the belt if the cases are sized correctly in the first place. That die is a money spinning gimmick! The simple answer to the OP is keep your cases clean and dry. Cheers. lightbulb [/QUOTE]
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