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Head space getting longer
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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1431844" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>I'm amazed that someone would advise the OP to retire the rifle because they "think" the rifle is out of headspace limits. Most rifles when you look at the SAAMI cartridge and chamber drawing it lists headspace as min and max with .010 in between. You have GO and NO-GO gauges for setting up new rifles and a Field gauge to tell you you have gone past the .010 max allowable headspace settings.</p><p></p><p>In post #10 the OP states the cases are .002 to .004 longer after<span style="font-size: 15px"><strong> <span style="font-size: 18px">full length resizing</span></strong>.</span></p><p></p><p>This isn't rocket science the resizing die for some reason is not pushing the case shoulders back as far as it once did. When you full length resize the case shoulder is squeezed forward until it contacts the dies shoulder and is pushed back down. Meaning the OP is not pushing the case shoulder below the red dotted line in the drawing below for some reason. And the fix is simple, readjust the die for the correct amount of shoulder bump.</p><p></p><p> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/wm05ArY.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>New rimmed and belted cases are noted for having the case shoulder short of where it should be. And new cases by the SAAMI drawing can have .008 variation in shoulder location. And the amount of case lube on the case and in the die can also effect shoulder location.</p><p></p><p>So clean the die and wipe the case shoulder and neck before sizing and adjust the die for the correct shoulder bump. And don't worry about what the shoulder location was the last time you reloaded the cases. It could be slop in the press, lube buildup inside the die or operator error.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1431844, member: 28965"] I'm amazed that someone would advise the OP to retire the rifle because they "think" the rifle is out of headspace limits. Most rifles when you look at the SAAMI cartridge and chamber drawing it lists headspace as min and max with .010 in between. You have GO and NO-GO gauges for setting up new rifles and a Field gauge to tell you you have gone past the .010 max allowable headspace settings. In post #10 the OP states the cases are .002 to .004 longer after[SIZE=4][B] [SIZE=5]full length resizing[/SIZE][/B].[/SIZE] This isn't rocket science the resizing die for some reason is not pushing the case shoulders back as far as it once did. When you full length resize the case shoulder is squeezed forward until it contacts the dies shoulder and is pushed back down. Meaning the OP is not pushing the case shoulder below the red dotted line in the drawing below for some reason. And the fix is simple, readjust the die for the correct amount of shoulder bump. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/wm05ArY.gif[/IMG] New rimmed and belted cases are noted for having the case shoulder short of where it should be. And new cases by the SAAMI drawing can have .008 variation in shoulder location. And the amount of case lube on the case and in the die can also effect shoulder location. So clean the die and wipe the case shoulder and neck before sizing and adjust the die for the correct shoulder bump. And don't worry about what the shoulder location was the last time you reloaded the cases. It could be slop in the press, lube buildup inside the die or operator error. [/QUOTE]
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