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Setting up dies "properly"
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<blockquote data-quote="KineKilla" data-source="post: 1919817" data-attributes="member: 114563"><p>Back at it tonight. Took some of my 4x fired (FL sized each time) that measured 2.1215 or so, resized several until I got a nice fit in my chamber. </p><p></p><p>2.1215 would close but not happily.</p><p>2.1205 would close but still too tight.</p><p>2.1190 was a nice fit.</p><p>2.1185 is a nice fit with a little insurance.</p><p></p><p>All measurements were taken more than once tolerance was .0005 or less.</p><p></p><p>My once fired brass from a recent hunt measured 2.185 after firing. I'm going to neck size only the next small batch I get then measure and test fit. If they fit well, I will shoot them and do it again. </p><p></p><p>Have to see if the 2.12 max I was getting is consistent and I want to do it using fired brass stretched to length instead of oversized brass sized to length. Probably doesn't matter, dimensions are what they are regardless of how they got there.</p><p></p><p>Dies are set at 2.1185 currently and that will have to do until I do some more shooting.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Also, cut a piece of once fired brass that appeared to have some damage I suspected being from case stretch. Looks pretty good inside but there is a definite scar on the exterior that you can feel with a fingernail. Not sure what that's all about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KineKilla, post: 1919817, member: 114563"] Back at it tonight. Took some of my 4x fired (FL sized each time) that measured 2.1215 or so, resized several until I got a nice fit in my chamber. 2.1215 would close but not happily. 2.1205 would close but still too tight. 2.1190 was a nice fit. 2.1185 is a nice fit with a little insurance. All measurements were taken more than once tolerance was .0005 or less. My once fired brass from a recent hunt measured 2.185 after firing. I'm going to neck size only the next small batch I get then measure and test fit. If they fit well, I will shoot them and do it again. Have to see if the 2.12 max I was getting is consistent and I want to do it using fired brass stretched to length instead of oversized brass sized to length. Probably doesn't matter, dimensions are what they are regardless of how they got there. Dies are set at 2.1185 currently and that will have to do until I do some more shooting. Also, cut a piece of once fired brass that appeared to have some damage I suspected being from case stretch. Looks pretty good inside but there is a definite scar on the exterior that you can feel with a fingernail. Not sure what that's all about. [/QUOTE]
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