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Belted Cartridges vs. Non-Belted
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 46119" data-source="post: 996873"><p>Well, I've run into the one bugaboo with belted cartridges.</p><p></p><p>Diameter growth just above the belt where the FL sizer won't reach. </p><p></p><p>257 Weatherby:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The rifle appears to be a "tight" head space, very close to the minimum.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> New Nosler brass chambers fine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The bolt barely closes on my Hornady modified case.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> "Once" fired brass AKA "range" brass does not chamber.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Visible buffing of the brass at the belt that matches the spacing the bolt has left before closing.</li> </ul><p>I have one more measurement to make that I forgot last night but I'm sure because of the buffing of the brass.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm going to stop by the smith to borrow his go/no-go gauge but...</p><p></p><p></p><p>With head space this "tight"/short there is no possibility to let the case space on the shoulder.</p><p></p><p></p><p>so</p><p></p><p></p><p>If, with the go/no-go gauge check it turns out to be that "tight", I would like to open it up so that the the case can head space on the shoulder.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Comments please...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 46119, post: 996873"] Well, I've run into the one bugaboo with belted cartridges. Diameter growth just above the belt where the FL sizer won't reach. 257 Weatherby: [LIST] [*] The rifle appears to be a "tight" head space, very close to the minimum. [*] New Nosler brass chambers fine. [*] The bolt barely closes on my Hornady modified case. [*] "Once" fired brass AKA "range" brass does not chamber. [*] Visible buffing of the brass at the belt that matches the spacing the bolt has left before closing. [/LIST] I have one more measurement to make that I forgot last night but I'm sure because of the buffing of the brass. I'm going to stop by the smith to borrow his go/no-go gauge but... With head space this "tight"/short there is no possibility to let the case space on the shoulder. so If, with the go/no-go gauge check it turns out to be that "tight", I would like to open it up so that the the case can head space on the shoulder. Comments please... [/QUOTE]
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