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280AI with too much head space...options?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Wright" data-source="post: 1924122" data-attributes="member: 104363"><p>Measuring fired brass to unfired brass using a headspace guage is a first step. It will give you an answer. It may be +.004, .005 or way more.</p><p>If its .004 for example it may be OK to reload to those numbers moving forward. If its going even longer you may start having problems with factory ammo "nailing primers", headspace separations (ugly and dangerous).</p><p>So, if you don't reload, your gunsmith probably can measure your brass, fired and unfired and give you a verdict, especially if you use factory ammo. Normally once fired still can grow a few thou.</p><p>Factory ammo has headspace already and if your chamber headspace is out of spec being too long, its adding additional space leading to problems that cannot be fixed if nothing is done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Wright, post: 1924122, member: 104363"] Measuring fired brass to unfired brass using a headspace guage is a first step. It will give you an answer. It may be +.004, .005 or way more. If its .004 for example it may be OK to reload to those numbers moving forward. If its going even longer you may start having problems with factory ammo "nailing primers", headspace separations (ugly and dangerous). So, if you don't reload, your gunsmith probably can measure your brass, fired and unfired and give you a verdict, especially if you use factory ammo. Normally once fired still can grow a few thou. Factory ammo has headspace already and if your chamber headspace is out of spec being too long, its adding additional space leading to problems that cannot be fixed if nothing is done. [/QUOTE]
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