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belted magnum go / no go gauge
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<blockquote data-quote="Gregg C" data-source="post: 1365518" data-attributes="member: 103471"><p>I believe this question to be relevant to the thread. If not please move to its proper location. </p><p>I got a belted mag built as a semi custom, 338-378 Wby. The Smith only asked for one round for fitting. All of my brass at that time was brand new, onlyfull length sized. When I eventually got the rifle done and in my possesion, the bolt wouldn't close easily on more than half of my brass. Some of it was a real struggle. In my ignorance, I forced it closed and shot anyway. Resizing did not help. I must have guessed rite, as lapping the lugs did help, and I soldiered on and got a lot of loads out of that brass. My question, hope fully relevant to this thread, is ; can a belted mag chamber be cut so close as to nearly eliminate neck sizing ? If I back my FL sizer off, the brass won't chamber. That is, the shellholder MUST at least touch the die, or it will not close without undue force on the bolt. Am I off base here ? If it's pertinent, I reloaded those 18 times. Thanks.</p><p>Gregg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gregg C, post: 1365518, member: 103471"] I believe this question to be relevant to the thread. If not please move to its proper location. I got a belted mag built as a semi custom, 338-378 Wby. The Smith only asked for one round for fitting. All of my brass at that time was brand new, onlyfull length sized. When I eventually got the rifle done and in my possesion, the bolt wouldn't close easily on more than half of my brass. Some of it was a real struggle. In my ignorance, I forced it closed and shot anyway. Resizing did not help. I must have guessed rite, as lapping the lugs did help, and I soldiered on and got a lot of loads out of that brass. My question, hope fully relevant to this thread, is ; can a belted mag chamber be cut so close as to nearly eliminate neck sizing ? If I back my FL sizer off, the brass won't chamber. That is, the shellholder MUST at least touch the die, or it will not close without undue force on the bolt. Am I off base here ? If it's pertinent, I reloaded those 18 times. Thanks. Gregg [/QUOTE]
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