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Belted Cases Are A Pain
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 970669" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>This method does have some merit, BUT only with Redding dies that are designed to just touch the shell holder, not cam over like RCBS dies, for example.</p><p>I actually measure my head to shoulder dimensions between fired and unfired brass, then size to suit, no need for shims or comp shell holders. I have only ever had to use a shim when sizing a case to determine how much to remove from the top of a RCBS #4 shell holder because my 375 Weatherby chamber is .002" shorter than the minimum dimension and my Redding 375 Weatherby dies could not bump the shoulder ENOUGH for the case to chamber. This shell holder stays with the die set.</p><p>Hope this makes sense.</p><p></p><p>Cheers?</p><p>gun)</p><p>If you adjust your dies so that a sized case chambers with a slight feel, another 1/32 of a turn will give a .002"-.003" of headspace clearance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 970669, member: 10755"] This method does have some merit, BUT only with Redding dies that are designed to just touch the shell holder, not cam over like RCBS dies, for example. I actually measure my head to shoulder dimensions between fired and unfired brass, then size to suit, no need for shims or comp shell holders. I have only ever had to use a shim when sizing a case to determine how much to remove from the top of a RCBS #4 shell holder because my 375 Weatherby chamber is .002" shorter than the minimum dimension and my Redding 375 Weatherby dies could not bump the shoulder ENOUGH for the case to chamber. This shell holder stays with the die set. Hope this makes sense. Cheers? gun) If you adjust your dies so that a sized case chambers with a slight feel, another 1/32 of a turn will give a .002"-.003" of headspace clearance. [/QUOTE]
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