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Head space getting longer
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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1431868" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>You can polish the die yourself by chucking a snug fitting shotgun cleaning mop in a drill, Then apply J&B bore paste, automotive rubbing compound, Mothers Mag Wheel polish etc. to the mop.</p><p></p><p>You can also lap the top of the shell holder and remove .001 or .002 at a time until your cases chamber.</p><p>And if you need to lap the top of a shell holder to get a case to chamber the rifles headspace did not increase.</p><p></p><p>Chamber and dies vary in size, my guess is you have a die that is simply not pushing the shoulder back far enough. Meaning a chamber close to minimum headspace and a die with its shoulder location slightly longer than your chamber. And lapping the shell holder will fix your problem.</p><p></p><p>I see this all the time at savageshooters.com, someone will rebarrel their rifle and use a new case as a headspace gauge and add a piece of scotch tape on the back of the case. Their next post is they full length resized their cases and the cases will not chamber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1431868, member: 28965"] You can polish the die yourself by chucking a snug fitting shotgun cleaning mop in a drill, Then apply J&B bore paste, automotive rubbing compound, Mothers Mag Wheel polish etc. to the mop. You can also lap the top of the shell holder and remove .001 or .002 at a time until your cases chamber. And if you need to lap the top of a shell holder to get a case to chamber the rifles headspace did not increase. Chamber and dies vary in size, my guess is you have a die that is simply not pushing the shoulder back far enough. Meaning a chamber close to minimum headspace and a die with its shoulder location slightly longer than your chamber. And lapping the shell holder will fix your problem. I see this all the time at savageshooters.com, someone will rebarrel their rifle and use a new case as a headspace gauge and add a piece of scotch tape on the back of the case. Their next post is they full length resized their cases and the cases will not chamber. [/QUOTE]
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