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Head space on new rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="swampbug" data-source="post: 3063665" data-attributes="member: 115992"><p>Always wait until the brass fully forms to your chamber and the bolt gets sticky. Then start measuring with your comparator.</p><p>You can use the comparator numbers, or the tape method, or remove your firing pin and ejector to take pressure off the brass and then chamber the brass. The bolt should easily drop half way.</p><p>If you are fire forming your brass, start with a low powder charge and jam the bullets. Jamming the bullets forces the case back against the bolt face so that any expansion is in the shoulder area forward. If you don't, you risk the case head area being expanded and pushed back against the bolt face which can lead to case head separation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampbug, post: 3063665, member: 115992"] Always wait until the brass fully forms to your chamber and the bolt gets sticky. Then start measuring with your comparator. You can use the comparator numbers, or the tape method, or remove your firing pin and ejector to take pressure off the brass and then chamber the brass. The bolt should easily drop half way. If you are fire forming your brass, start with a low powder charge and jam the bullets. Jamming the bullets forces the case back against the bolt face so that any expansion is in the shoulder area forward. If you don't, you risk the case head area being expanded and pushed back against the bolt face which can lead to case head separation. [/QUOTE]
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