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<blockquote data-quote="tlk" data-source="post: 271321" data-attributes="member: 11397"><p>OK, I think I got it. </p><p> </p><p>There is no difference in chambering the fired brass vs closing the bolt without it in the chamber. Made sure with a couple of other cases too. Now, with the headspace guage I can then take the measurements off of the fired brass and set up my neck sizing dies to set the shoulder the same as this case and be good to go. For full length sizing, I would use the same measurements from the guage, but need to measure the initial cases to make sure there is no crush fit. Are these steps correct? </p><p> </p><p>Since the brass expands and contracts, is there any point in adjusting the dies up some from the fired case measurements to get the shoulder against the chamber as close as possible without a crush fit, or just go with the data points I have?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the lesson.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tlk, post: 271321, member: 11397"] OK, I think I got it. There is no difference in chambering the fired brass vs closing the bolt without it in the chamber. Made sure with a couple of other cases too. Now, with the headspace guage I can then take the measurements off of the fired brass and set up my neck sizing dies to set the shoulder the same as this case and be good to go. For full length sizing, I would use the same measurements from the guage, but need to measure the initial cases to make sure there is no crush fit. Are these steps correct? Since the brass expands and contracts, is there any point in adjusting the dies up some from the fired case measurements to get the shoulder against the chamber as close as possible without a crush fit, or just go with the data points I have? Thanks for the lesson. [/QUOTE]
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