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Bumping Shoulders Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 372613" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I'm Not sure that you did anything wrong you may have a set of dies that won't let you bump</p><p>the shoulder. (Some dies are adjusted by seating the die against the shell holder).</p><p></p><p>I switched to dies that don't seat against the shell holder so I could fully adjust to what case</p><p>size I wanted. I like the new dimension dies from Hornady because you can adjust down to</p><p>a small base setting (Normally .003 to .004 smaller than SAAMI Spec.)</p><p></p><p>There have been a lot of good suggestions and I would add that I always anneal before I </p><p>bump the shoulder to minimize spring back.</p><p></p><p>Also I remove the expander ball during the setup and just keep turning the die down untill</p><p>I get the desired size(One case) and then try a new case to check if it needs tweaking then</p><p>replace the expander ball/plug and proceed.</p><p></p><p>As BB said I never bump the shoulder unless it is nessary and always anneal befor I start.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 372613, member: 2736"] I'm Not sure that you did anything wrong you may have a set of dies that won't let you bump the shoulder. (Some dies are adjusted by seating the die against the shell holder). I switched to dies that don't seat against the shell holder so I could fully adjust to what case size I wanted. I like the new dimension dies from Hornady because you can adjust down to a small base setting (Normally .003 to .004 smaller than SAAMI Spec.) There have been a lot of good suggestions and I would add that I always anneal before I bump the shoulder to minimize spring back. Also I remove the expander ball during the setup and just keep turning the die down untill I get the desired size(One case) and then try a new case to check if it needs tweaking then replace the expander ball/plug and proceed. As BB said I never bump the shoulder unless it is nessary and always anneal befor I start. Hope this helps. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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