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Reloading
Help Requested: Not pushing shoulder back.
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 983013" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>I also am puzzled as to how you are able to keep turning the die down after the initial set-up. Having said that, if you set up the dies according to the manufacturer's instructions (which should say something along like "run the ram up all the way, screw the die in until it touches the shellholder, lower the ram and then turn the die down approximately 1/8 to 1/4 turn more, so that you feel a slight 'camming' effect as the press lever bottoms out") you cannot get any more set-back of the shoulder without switching to a custom shellholder. If your before and after headspace measurement is the same, you don't really want any more anyway. With a bolt-action, you have enough cam-action when chambering a round to overcome any slight resistance from the little case-to-case variations you'll see. It sounds like your rifle is headspaced right at the minimum and matches your FL die perfectly. A more common situation is the measurement of the case fresh out of the rifle is a few thousandths longer than that produced by the die. Most of my rifles fall into this category. I use Redding Competition shellholder sets to match my FL die output to the fired dimension as closely as possible, at most +.002". Accuracy is generally better, and brass lasts longer the less you move the shoulder back and forth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 983013, member: 48559"] I also am puzzled as to how you are able to keep turning the die down after the initial set-up. Having said that, if you set up the dies according to the manufacturer's instructions (which should say something along like "run the ram up all the way, screw the die in until it touches the shellholder, lower the ram and then turn the die down approximately 1/8 to 1/4 turn more, so that you feel a slight 'camming' effect as the press lever bottoms out") you cannot get any more set-back of the shoulder without switching to a custom shellholder. If your before and after headspace measurement is the same, you don't really want any more anyway. With a bolt-action, you have enough cam-action when chambering a round to overcome any slight resistance from the little case-to-case variations you'll see. It sounds like your rifle is headspaced right at the minimum and matches your FL die perfectly. A more common situation is the measurement of the case fresh out of the rifle is a few thousandths longer than that produced by the die. Most of my rifles fall into this category. I use Redding Competition shellholder sets to match my FL die output to the fired dimension as closely as possible, at most +.002". Accuracy is generally better, and brass lasts longer the less you move the shoulder back and forth. [/QUOTE]
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