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7 STW brass wont chamber
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<blockquote data-quote="shimoda" data-source="post: 284255" data-attributes="member: 10112"><p>This is a custom barrel. Yes I have loaded for it before. It is not a bullet in the lands issue as I cannot seat full length resized brass with no bullet seated.</p><p> </p><p>I'm assuming that the chamber is the same shape as the die with a rim that the belt cannot go past. Belted mags headspace off the belt. Correct? I cut one of the pieces in half and the bolt still wouldn't close. Definately belt length!</p><p> </p><p>I bought 3 bags of 50 shells. 2 bags were the same lot, one was different. During my brass prep they all got mixed up with eachother but it is 50 pieces that I'm having a problem with and those 50 pieces have longer belts [.004 + longer] than the other 100, and longer than the 80 pieces of remington brass that I had been loading.</p><p> </p><p>I came to the conclusion that it is a manufacturing defect and really was asking if there was something I could do to the brass to salvage it as I'm up against a time line and we all know that many components are hard to find. I'll see If Winchester will make good on this bad lot but that won't help me today.</p><p> </p><p>If I could buy Lapua or Norma in STW or 8mm rem mag I would but Winchester and Remington are my choices unless I buy Nosler at $2.00 a piece which I haven't heard great things about. I should have just stuck with Remington brass as it shoots well in my gun and there is plenty of it around. Problem is that once you shoot 1/2" you want 1/4", and I thought Win brass would be an upgrade.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for everyone's responses so far.</p><p> </p><p>Sam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shimoda, post: 284255, member: 10112"] This is a custom barrel. Yes I have loaded for it before. It is not a bullet in the lands issue as I cannot seat full length resized brass with no bullet seated. I'm assuming that the chamber is the same shape as the die with a rim that the belt cannot go past. Belted mags headspace off the belt. Correct? I cut one of the pieces in half and the bolt still wouldn't close. Definately belt length! I bought 3 bags of 50 shells. 2 bags were the same lot, one was different. During my brass prep they all got mixed up with eachother but it is 50 pieces that I'm having a problem with and those 50 pieces have longer belts [.004 + longer] than the other 100, and longer than the 80 pieces of remington brass that I had been loading. I came to the conclusion that it is a manufacturing defect and really was asking if there was something I could do to the brass to salvage it as I'm up against a time line and we all know that many components are hard to find. I'll see If Winchester will make good on this bad lot but that won't help me today. If I could buy Lapua or Norma in STW or 8mm rem mag I would but Winchester and Remington are my choices unless I buy Nosler at $2.00 a piece which I haven't heard great things about. I should have just stuck with Remington brass as it shoots well in my gun and there is plenty of it around. Problem is that once you shoot 1/2" you want 1/4", and I thought Win brass would be an upgrade. Thanks for everyone's responses so far. Sam [/QUOTE]
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