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Neck sizing and case getting harder to pull out?
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<blockquote data-quote="ronedog" data-source="post: 1509823" data-attributes="member: 21087"><p>Thanks guys...always appreciate this forum! I did the sharpie test on the seating...looks like it marked the bullet about 1/8th or so down from the tip, so it looks like its fine for VLD bullets. </p><p></p><p>Another question came up. I've managed to get the brass bumped back with the FL sizer thanks to you guys. I have 9 pieces of brass bumped back using the Lee FL sizer and the head space measurment is now 1.741. As I was learning and applying lube, pressing harder, screwing the die in further, etc. I've ended up with 12 other pieces of brass that have headspace readings of 1.740, 1.739, 1.738, 1.735. I tried putting them into the FL sizer with no lube hoping it would lengthen them out due to sticking/resizing, but now that they've been FL sized its not having any effect. </p><p></p><p>I'm wanting to work up the the max load this gun will shoot, then figure out which powder charge groups best, then adjust the seating of the bullet. I did this about 3 years ago and ladder tested...but after what I've learned in this thread, I've learned that I have not paid enough attention to detail as I should have and I never really got the groupings I wanted. I'm looking to get .5moa if possible. So my question now is with the cases that have a head space shorter than the 1.741, can I use these to help me work up to max a powder load, or will the discrepency between the head spaces cause the powder loads to be different enough between the other 9 cases that I should only be shooting the 9 pieces that have the same head space and use the shorter ones as foulers until I can resize them back to 1.741?</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronedog, post: 1509823, member: 21087"] Thanks guys...always appreciate this forum! I did the sharpie test on the seating...looks like it marked the bullet about 1/8th or so down from the tip, so it looks like its fine for VLD bullets. Another question came up. I've managed to get the brass bumped back with the FL sizer thanks to you guys. I have 9 pieces of brass bumped back using the Lee FL sizer and the head space measurment is now 1.741. As I was learning and applying lube, pressing harder, screwing the die in further, etc. I've ended up with 12 other pieces of brass that have headspace readings of 1.740, 1.739, 1.738, 1.735. I tried putting them into the FL sizer with no lube hoping it would lengthen them out due to sticking/resizing, but now that they've been FL sized its not having any effect. I'm wanting to work up the the max load this gun will shoot, then figure out which powder charge groups best, then adjust the seating of the bullet. I did this about 3 years ago and ladder tested...but after what I've learned in this thread, I've learned that I have not paid enough attention to detail as I should have and I never really got the groupings I wanted. I'm looking to get .5moa if possible. So my question now is with the cases that have a head space shorter than the 1.741, can I use these to help me work up to max a powder load, or will the discrepency between the head spaces cause the powder loads to be different enough between the other 9 cases that I should only be shooting the 9 pieces that have the same head space and use the shorter ones as foulers until I can resize them back to 1.741? Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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