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Belted Cases Are A Pain
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<blockquote data-quote="Truc" data-source="post: 970533" data-attributes="member: 44771"><p>Adjusting the die can be done but it is quicker to use a shim, not sure if I have ever seen anyone in Benchrest adjust by using the shell holders. </p><p> When I size a case I do it just enough to close the bolt without the firing pin installed in the bolt. You will actually feel the case just a tiny bit. Newer brass won't need to be bumped, but when you fire it 5-6 times in a day over several days of shooting and shooting at the pressures that most shoot at, sometime during the match you will need to change the amount that the shoulder is bumped. By removing a 10/1000 shim and installing a 9/1000 shim or smaller is more precise and easier than other ways. I just saw that the company that sells the die to resize belted cases also sells shims. I use them in competition and also on my 7 SAUM and others as needed.</p><p> When hunting you may want to resize a bit more just to make sure that if dirt gets in there it will still function.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Truc, post: 970533, member: 44771"] Adjusting the die can be done but it is quicker to use a shim, not sure if I have ever seen anyone in Benchrest adjust by using the shell holders. When I size a case I do it just enough to close the bolt without the firing pin installed in the bolt. You will actually feel the case just a tiny bit. Newer brass won't need to be bumped, but when you fire it 5-6 times in a day over several days of shooting and shooting at the pressures that most shoot at, sometime during the match you will need to change the amount that the shoulder is bumped. By removing a 10/1000 shim and installing a 9/1000 shim or smaller is more precise and easier than other ways. I just saw that the company that sells the die to resize belted cases also sells shims. I use them in competition and also on my 7 SAUM and others as needed. When hunting you may want to resize a bit more just to make sure that if dirt gets in there it will still function. [/QUOTE]
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