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338 Lapua issue
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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1441965" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>I have been dealing with something similar with my Christensen Arms 338 Lapua. I've been getting pressure signs very early in the way of sticky or stuck bolt and stuck case with FL resized brass that had been fired 1-2x. Even when I dropped the charges way down, I was having the same issues. A guy on the Christensen Arms FB page said he had the same issues because the CA rifles have really tight tolerances and had to anneal his brass after every firing to eliminate the issue. I had someone else suggest that I may be bumping back the shoulder too much. So, I reset my die pretty significantly to bump the shoulder only a few thousands (it doesn't touch the shell holder at all--backed out one full turn and only turned down 1/4 turn to get the brass to chamber easily). I just bought a new Forester FL die to replace my Lee FL die, so I'm going to play with it and see what happens. Sounds like it may be the same issue by not sizing enough down the case</p><p>Thanks for posting this info</p><p></p><p>Doug</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1441965, member: 33159"] I have been dealing with something similar with my Christensen Arms 338 Lapua. I've been getting pressure signs very early in the way of sticky or stuck bolt and stuck case with FL resized brass that had been fired 1-2x. Even when I dropped the charges way down, I was having the same issues. A guy on the Christensen Arms FB page said he had the same issues because the CA rifles have really tight tolerances and had to anneal his brass after every firing to eliminate the issue. I had someone else suggest that I may be bumping back the shoulder too much. So, I reset my die pretty significantly to bump the shoulder only a few thousands (it doesn't touch the shell holder at all--backed out one full turn and only turned down 1/4 turn to get the brass to chamber easily). I just bought a new Forester FL die to replace my Lee FL die, so I'm going to play with it and see what happens. Sounds like it may be the same issue by not sizing enough down the case Thanks for posting this info Doug [/QUOTE]
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