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7mm STW Dented cases & cracked above the belt?
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<blockquote data-quote="WapitiBob" data-source="post: 2310253" data-attributes="member: 38015"><p>I have a 7stw and have been where you are. You're setting the shoulder back too far with the full length die.</p><p>Throw the die instructions in the garbage.</p><p>Measure the shoulder on a fired case.</p><p>Use a candle flame to "smoke" the shoulder of a fired case.</p><p>Set the fl sizer to just touch the soot on the case shoulder and measure.</p><p>You want only a cpl thou bump, and doing this will keep your brass from expanding too much at the belt.</p><p>Nosler brass has lasted 6x more firings than Remington brass and the primer pockets are still tight. I have also found that using a Redding competition die set, specifically the body die, that I no longer use the willis collet die. That body die can also set the shoulder back too far if you set it up to hit the shell holder, depending on your chamber dimensions.</p><p></p><p>Larry Willis does not claim to resize "the belt" in any publication I have seen. He resizes the case "from the belt" forward.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]304033[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WapitiBob, post: 2310253, member: 38015"] I have a 7stw and have been where you are. You're setting the shoulder back too far with the full length die. Throw the die instructions in the garbage. Measure the shoulder on a fired case. Use a candle flame to "smoke" the shoulder of a fired case. Set the fl sizer to just touch the soot on the case shoulder and measure. You want only a cpl thou bump, and doing this will keep your brass from expanding too much at the belt. Nosler brass has lasted 6x more firings than Remington brass and the primer pockets are still tight. I have also found that using a Redding competition die set, specifically the body die, that I no longer use the willis collet die. That body die can also set the shoulder back too far if you set it up to hit the shell holder, depending on your chamber dimensions. Larry Willis does not claim to resize "the belt" in any publication I have seen. He resizes the case "from the belt" forward. [ATTACH type="full" alt="7.jpg"]304033[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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