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Headspace adjustment with Shellholder??
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<blockquote data-quote="LaHunter" data-source="post: 1337833" data-attributes="member: 54963"><p>Magnum, if I read your OP correctly, you are saying that the shoulder is not getting pushed back far enough with any of the Redding Competition shell holders. I am assuming you are making sure to get solid contact with the die and the shell holder at the end of the stroke. This is important when using these shell holders. Here is what I would do:</p><p>1) measure the head space of a fired brass from your rifle. The Hornady Lock n Load kit is what I use and it works well for me.</p><p>2) compare the headspace measurement from your various sized brass to the unsized fired brass. The sized brass should all be shorter. If not, then just use the standard shell holder that probably came with your press.</p><p>3) Sometimes, if you are not getting the brass into the die far enough at the top of the press stroke, the base area of the brass may not be getting re sized properly.</p><p></p><p>What press and die are you using and what case lube are you using?</p><p></p><p>What neck lube are you using. </p><p></p><p>I highly recommend the graphite neck lube.</p><p>Sometimes, when the expander ball is pulled back out of the brass, it can pull on the neck too much and reshape the shoulder and cause fit issues in the rifle chamber. The graphite neck lube eliminates this.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LaHunter, post: 1337833, member: 54963"] Magnum, if I read your OP correctly, you are saying that the shoulder is not getting pushed back far enough with any of the Redding Competition shell holders. I am assuming you are making sure to get solid contact with the die and the shell holder at the end of the stroke. This is important when using these shell holders. Here is what I would do: 1) measure the head space of a fired brass from your rifle. The Hornady Lock n Load kit is what I use and it works well for me. 2) compare the headspace measurement from your various sized brass to the unsized fired brass. The sized brass should all be shorter. If not, then just use the standard shell holder that probably came with your press. 3) Sometimes, if you are not getting the brass into the die far enough at the top of the press stroke, the base area of the brass may not be getting re sized properly. What press and die are you using and what case lube are you using? What neck lube are you using. I highly recommend the graphite neck lube. Sometimes, when the expander ball is pulled back out of the brass, it can pull on the neck too much and reshape the shoulder and cause fit issues in the rifle chamber. The graphite neck lube eliminates this. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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