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Hornady Modified Case for OAL Gauge
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<blockquote data-quote="SteelBanger" data-source="post: 1920663" data-attributes="member: 112192"><p>Hey guys, this is my first run at loading for bolt action rifles and I've ordered the Hornady OAL gauge and the Short Action Customs headspace / bullet comparator set. I'm as handy as they come but don't have a lathe or drill press so I was thinking about sending a couple cases off to Hornady for them to drill and tap. Their instructions say to send them fired cases, <strong>but not resized / deprimed</strong>. Obviously we can't resize the necks, but wouldn't it make sense to resize the body and bump the shoulder so that the modified case matches the sized cases you'll be shooting ... or is it just not that big of a deal? I did a little searching and was watching a video Sam from Panhandle Precision made about this topic and he did exactly as I described - body size without touching the neck diameter so that his modified case matches the same 2 thou shoulder bump as his reloads when chambered.</p><p></p><p>If that is correct, how can I accomplish only the body size with a forster FL resizing die without touching the neck? The way I understand the die, both the body and neck would be sized, then the expander ball sets the 1 thou neck tension on the way out of the case. Would I just need an oversized expander ball to open up the neck enough to slide a bullet in?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteelBanger, post: 1920663, member: 112192"] Hey guys, this is my first run at loading for bolt action rifles and I've ordered the Hornady OAL gauge and the Short Action Customs headspace / bullet comparator set. I'm as handy as they come but don't have a lathe or drill press so I was thinking about sending a couple cases off to Hornady for them to drill and tap. Their instructions say to send them fired cases, [B]but not resized / deprimed[/B]. Obviously we can't resize the necks, but wouldn't it make sense to resize the body and bump the shoulder so that the modified case matches the sized cases you'll be shooting ... or is it just not that big of a deal? I did a little searching and was watching a video Sam from Panhandle Precision made about this topic and he did exactly as I described - body size without touching the neck diameter so that his modified case matches the same 2 thou shoulder bump as his reloads when chambered. If that is correct, how can I accomplish only the body size with a forster FL resizing die without touching the neck? The way I understand the die, both the body and neck would be sized, then the expander ball sets the 1 thou neck tension on the way out of the case. Would I just need an oversized expander ball to open up the neck enough to slide a bullet in? [/QUOTE]
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