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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1722824" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>Tree farmer</p><p>Touching the shell holder is not wrong when setting up die. If you raise the ram and screw die to touch it's ok. If that's where you need to be to get the proper setback. A die set up like this will not cam over. There is enough flex in the press and there will be a gap between the die and she'll holder. Cam over is what you don't want. That happens when you need to screw the die in farther than the shell holder touch position. This forces the shell holder to get crushed against the die so harder the press handle will get hard to move past the bottom of the stroke and then cam over. If this is occurring before you have the proper setback then the die is too deep on the inside. Cutting .010 off the bottom of your die will fix it. Or taking a little off your shell holder top. Most guys that come to me for help just learned to screw the die down till it touches and call it good. Problem is not all dies are the same depth and not all chambers are either. So without a way to measure your setback when sizing your brass you are just watering the grass into the wind so to speak. It would be nice if all the reloading manuals would teach people this. Hope this helps.</p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1722824, member: 38048"] Tree farmer Touching the shell holder is not wrong when setting up die. If you raise the ram and screw die to touch it's ok. If that's where you need to be to get the proper setback. A die set up like this will not cam over. There is enough flex in the press and there will be a gap between the die and she'll holder. Cam over is what you don't want. That happens when you need to screw the die in farther than the shell holder touch position. This forces the shell holder to get crushed against the die so harder the press handle will get hard to move past the bottom of the stroke and then cam over. If this is occurring before you have the proper setback then the die is too deep on the inside. Cutting .010 off the bottom of your die will fix it. Or taking a little off your shell holder top. Most guys that come to me for help just learned to screw the die down till it touches and call it good. Problem is not all dies are the same depth and not all chambers are either. So without a way to measure your setback when sizing your brass you are just watering the grass into the wind so to speak. It would be nice if all the reloading manuals would teach people this. Hope this helps. Shep [/QUOTE]
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