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Reloading
Bumped shoulder back too far
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 508987" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p><u>""What would be the easiest way to fireform the brass back?"</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><em>Chamber 'em. Point down range and pull the trigger. ?? </em></p><p> </p><p><u>So it won't damage the rifle?</u> "</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No. And firing is the ONLY way to "fireform" anything, we don't have another option. </p><p> </p><p>The fact that your load's shoulders are set back a tad further than ideal isn't a safety factor for one shot. But, if you continue to repeat it, the cases can stretch to the point of a head seperation and that IS potentially hazadous. </p><p> </p><p>I assume you have some effective means of measuring the head-to-shoulder length or you wouldn't know they are now set back further than ideal. So shoot the things and enjoy it, then resize them correctly next time and all will be well, at least over the normal life expectancy of the cases anyway. </p><p> </p><p>What's "correct" you may ask? Okay, measure to the shoulder on the fired cases and then set the shoulders back to the same place; that's it. </p><p> </p><p>We DON'T need to go back one or two or three thou more as some gurus suggest, just put 'em back where we found them after firing. After all, the empties chamber nicely so all we need do is keep our reloads the same shoulder length, right? And that WILL greatly reduce case stretch on the next firings, right? lightbulb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 508987, member: 9215"] [U]""What would be the easiest way to fireform the brass back?" [/U] [I]Chamber 'em. Point down range and pull the trigger. ?? [/I] [U]So it won't damage the rifle?[/U] " No. And firing is the ONLY way to "fireform" anything, we don't have another option. The fact that your load's shoulders are set back a tad further than ideal isn't a safety factor for one shot. But, if you continue to repeat it, the cases can stretch to the point of a head seperation and that IS potentially hazadous. I assume you have some effective means of measuring the head-to-shoulder length or you wouldn't know they are now set back further than ideal. So shoot the things and enjoy it, then resize them correctly next time and all will be well, at least over the normal life expectancy of the cases anyway. What's "correct" you may ask? Okay, measure to the shoulder on the fired cases and then set the shoulders back to the same place; that's it. We DON'T need to go back one or two or three thou more as some gurus suggest, just put 'em back where we found them after firing. After all, the empties chamber nicely so all we need do is keep our reloads the same shoulder length, right? And that WILL greatly reduce case stretch on the next firings, right? lightbulb [/QUOTE]
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