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Cutting chamber to match FL resizing die?
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 907881" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I haven't read all posts, but what I have done is use a match grade chamber reamer with a standard throat length and standard neck diameter, I'm not a fan of neck turning, and have a die set made to those dimensions, any custom die set is going to cost a pretty penny. </p><p>I have used standard dies with match grade chambers, but I use a RCBS Precision Mic for all of my handloading and set my dies up to bump the shoulder .002", never had a problem with standard cartridges, but have had problems with 3 Weatherby chambers that were cut at minimum with match grade reamers, all 3 had to have modified shell holders to get the correct shoulder bump so that the cartridges would chamber.</p><p>Too much emphasis is placed on minimum brass manipulation, this does help, but a correctly adjusted die will and does the same job as an expensive custom set. I was a firm believer in neck sizing until hard chambering ensued which would require FL Sizing, but I found that using the RCBS Precision Mic allowed me to set up my dies for a .002" bump and it gives me the same case life as Neck sizing, I use this method on every firing, even in my 1000yrd target rifles, I sold all of my custom dies because they justvdidn't make that much of a difference, although a good seater die goes a long way to precision ammo.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 907881, member: 10755"] I haven't read all posts, but what I have done is use a match grade chamber reamer with a standard throat length and standard neck diameter, I'm not a fan of neck turning, and have a die set made to those dimensions, any custom die set is going to cost a pretty penny. I have used standard dies with match grade chambers, but I use a RCBS Precision Mic for all of my handloading and set my dies up to bump the shoulder .002", never had a problem with standard cartridges, but have had problems with 3 Weatherby chambers that were cut at minimum with match grade reamers, all 3 had to have modified shell holders to get the correct shoulder bump so that the cartridges would chamber. Too much emphasis is placed on minimum brass manipulation, this does help, but a correctly adjusted die will and does the same job as an expensive custom set. I was a firm believer in neck sizing until hard chambering ensued which would require FL Sizing, but I found that using the RCBS Precision Mic allowed me to set up my dies for a .002" bump and it gives me the same case life as Neck sizing, I use this method on every firing, even in my 1000yrd target rifles, I sold all of my custom dies because they justvdidn't make that much of a difference, although a good seater die goes a long way to precision ammo. Cheers. gun) [/QUOTE]
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