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Are Redding dies alot better than rcbs
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<blockquote data-quote="eshorebwhntr" data-source="post: 1298401" data-attributes="member: 17112"><p>The few things I gathered from you latest post were...</p><p></p><p>1. Boat tail bullets seem to work fine with the 416 resized brass you've made.</p><p></p><p>2. Flat based Nosler partition bullets will not chamber with the 416 resized brass you've made.</p><p></p><p>3. 338-378 1x fired brass will not go in your chamber before or after resizing.</p><p></p><p>If number 1 & 2 are correct it sounds like you are either seating the partitions out too far and engaging the rifling lands very early or you are buckling the neck of the brass with the bullet during the seating process and causing a bulge in the neck. Because you are sizing down from 416 brass to 338 the necks are on the thick side to begin with and buckling them is causing the issue. Maybe a heavy chamfer would help in brass prep but neck turning is probably the best solution there. If thats the problem....</p><p></p><p>If #3 is true...most dies, regardless of manufacturer, will not resize all the way down to the belt. If the 1x fired stuff you bought will not chamber get a set of calipers and measure the base of a case close to the belt that will chamber in your gun vs one that will not. See where the difference is. The 1x 338 stuff may also be too long for your chamber and needs to be trimmed for length if you haven't already done that. Again, measuring with the calipers against a piece that will chamber will tell you the answer to this.</p><p></p><p>What combo of brass (that you did with your cousin...) and bullet were you using that the brass would chamber but the loaded round would not?</p><p></p><p>You have so much going on here that it is hard to nail down what exactly the problem, or problems, might be.</p><p></p><p>My guess is that your dies may be fine and that there are other issues going on. The first 2 things I would do would be to buy a Hornady L-N-L COAL measuring set up and maybe a chamber casting kit. Being able to measure your chamber with the 2 tools mentioned above will go a long way. That might be the cheapest and easiest way to start figuring out some of these problems you're having.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eshorebwhntr, post: 1298401, member: 17112"] The few things I gathered from you latest post were... 1. Boat tail bullets seem to work fine with the 416 resized brass you've made. 2. Flat based Nosler partition bullets will not chamber with the 416 resized brass you've made. 3. 338-378 1x fired brass will not go in your chamber before or after resizing. If number 1 & 2 are correct it sounds like you are either seating the partitions out too far and engaging the rifling lands very early or you are buckling the neck of the brass with the bullet during the seating process and causing a bulge in the neck. Because you are sizing down from 416 brass to 338 the necks are on the thick side to begin with and buckling them is causing the issue. Maybe a heavy chamfer would help in brass prep but neck turning is probably the best solution there. If thats the problem.... If #3 is true...most dies, regardless of manufacturer, will not resize all the way down to the belt. If the 1x fired stuff you bought will not chamber get a set of calipers and measure the base of a case close to the belt that will chamber in your gun vs one that will not. See where the difference is. The 1x 338 stuff may also be too long for your chamber and needs to be trimmed for length if you haven't already done that. Again, measuring with the calipers against a piece that will chamber will tell you the answer to this. What combo of brass (that you did with your cousin...) and bullet were you using that the brass would chamber but the loaded round would not? You have so much going on here that it is hard to nail down what exactly the problem, or problems, might be. My guess is that your dies may be fine and that there are other issues going on. The first 2 things I would do would be to buy a Hornady L-N-L COAL measuring set up and maybe a chamber casting kit. Being able to measure your chamber with the 2 tools mentioned above will go a long way. That might be the cheapest and easiest way to start figuring out some of these problems you're having. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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