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280AI with too much head space...options?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Wright" data-source="post: 1924783" data-attributes="member: 104363"><p>Within the correct headspace, yes, the firing pin will seat that cartridge into the shoulder. With too much headspace, fail to fire, nailing primers, brass stretch or worse, head separation. If you have zero headspace, you'll feel some drag on closing the bolt, like neck size only reloading will give you. </p><p>My preference is .002-.003" headspace created by bumping the shoulder in a full length die the same distance, from known fully fire formed cartridge brass dimensions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Wright, post: 1924783, member: 104363"] Within the correct headspace, yes, the firing pin will seat that cartridge into the shoulder. With too much headspace, fail to fire, nailing primers, brass stretch or worse, head separation. If you have zero headspace, you'll feel some drag on closing the bolt, like neck size only reloading will give you. My preference is .002-.003" headspace created by bumping the shoulder in a full length die the same distance, from known fully fire formed cartridge brass dimensions. [/QUOTE]
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