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New to reloading...issue with FL RCBS die
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<blockquote data-quote="okie man" data-source="post: 909888" data-attributes="member: 75071"><p>your sizing cases for one chamber that have been fired in another chamber. some fit some don't. do this! raise shell holder to top of stroke. screw die down as tight as you can by hand. lock it down. put a case in shell holder and raise ram to top. look at the shell holder and see if it's tight to bottom of die. I bet there is a gap between them. if so, lower ram and turn the die a 1/4 turn down and try again. I like the shell holder to just kiss the bottom of die. now you're real close to a fully sized case. put the sized case and see if it fits. if it is still tight you can buy a shell holder that is a few thousands shorter and repeat the above steps. another thing, you have a rifle with a spring loaded ejector. putting sharpie or candle soot on shoulder is a waste of time. unless you size the case way under size the ejector will still force the case into the shoulder giving the impression that you have properly sized the case. you have to remove the firing pin and spring loaded ejector to use the soot method. even then the extractor can push the case tight into shoulder before it snaps over rim of case . I adjust die until I can feel just a bit of compressing of case when locking the bolt and go 1/16 turn more. </p><p>neck length can be checked several ways. I like mine about .oo5 from max the rifle will allow. you will have to trim after each firing though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="okie man, post: 909888, member: 75071"] your sizing cases for one chamber that have been fired in another chamber. some fit some don't. do this! raise shell holder to top of stroke. screw die down as tight as you can by hand. lock it down. put a case in shell holder and raise ram to top. look at the shell holder and see if it's tight to bottom of die. I bet there is a gap between them. if so, lower ram and turn the die a 1/4 turn down and try again. I like the shell holder to just kiss the bottom of die. now you're real close to a fully sized case. put the sized case and see if it fits. if it is still tight you can buy a shell holder that is a few thousands shorter and repeat the above steps. another thing, you have a rifle with a spring loaded ejector. putting sharpie or candle soot on shoulder is a waste of time. unless you size the case way under size the ejector will still force the case into the shoulder giving the impression that you have properly sized the case. you have to remove the firing pin and spring loaded ejector to use the soot method. even then the extractor can push the case tight into shoulder before it snaps over rim of case . I adjust die until I can feel just a bit of compressing of case when locking the bolt and go 1/16 turn more. neck length can be checked several ways. I like mine about .oo5 from max the rifle will allow. you will have to trim after each firing though. [/QUOTE]
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