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Reloading
I think I got hosed.
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 513243" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>If I read this right you had one smith with gauges checked it out and it had long head space, that is a known problem and needs addressed before you change your sizing die as it will change after getting the barrel set. </p><p>I've experience very similar results due to long head space, massive pressure signs, primer issues with new brass reloads. Factory ammo was fine due to being so anemic and once fired were fired and resized were fine. So I fire formed everything and was rocking on till I started getting head separation then I had to track down the real culprit, I bought all the gauges and found head spacing over .009 long after resizing and .013 on new brass. Fixed it and ALL issues went away, now I have .004 on new brass and .0015 on resized and outstanding case life at the power level I want to be at!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 513243, member: 13632"] If I read this right you had one smith with gauges checked it out and it had long head space, that is a known problem and needs addressed before you change your sizing die as it will change after getting the barrel set. I've experience very similar results due to long head space, massive pressure signs, primer issues with new brass reloads. Factory ammo was fine due to being so anemic and once fired were fired and resized were fine. So I fire formed everything and was rocking on till I started getting head separation then I had to track down the real culprit, I bought all the gauges and found head spacing over .009 long after resizing and .013 on new brass. Fixed it and ALL issues went away, now I have .004 on new brass and .0015 on resized and outstanding case life at the power level I want to be at!!! [/QUOTE]
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