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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1573978" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I have read a couple of Ackley's books. There is a two-volume set that covers a lot of ground. I think that since he has written a procedure for setting up the headspace for his improved cartridges, that doing it the way Ackley did it would be the smartest way to go. These guys who want to re-invent the wheel are causing a lot of problems for people like myself and CODYM. Although I'm glad that I worked out the issues with my 30-06 AI, ( it has been a great performer for a couple of decades now ) I wish that I had gone with the 280 AI like CODYM did. I hope he follows through and sorts out the issues he's having with it, because he'll be glad he did. </p><p></p><p>Another avenue for dealing with the shoulder location of your reloads, CODYM, is backing off the depth to which the case goes into the die by putting a shim between the die and the press. Somebody out there makes very thin washers to shim the die out of the press in very fine increments, which is the simple way to do it. This may be less expensive than buying different shell holders. </p><p></p><p>There's also a gadget that I've seen advertised in Rifle and/or Handloader magazine in the past. When turned, the die goes into or out of the press a click at a time. I'm guessing that each click is probably a thousandth of an inch, but I don't really know. Somebody out there probably knows about the nifty device I'm talking about. ( I just went through the most recent issue of Handloader, and couldn't find the advertisement.) A call to Wolfe Publishing would probably turn up the name of the company that makes it. Fixing the rifle though, is still the better idea, in my opinion. Best of luck to CODYM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1573978, member: 109113"] I have read a couple of Ackley's books. There is a two-volume set that covers a lot of ground. I think that since he has written a procedure for setting up the headspace for his improved cartridges, that doing it the way Ackley did it would be the smartest way to go. These guys who want to re-invent the wheel are causing a lot of problems for people like myself and CODYM. Although I'm glad that I worked out the issues with my 30-06 AI, ( it has been a great performer for a couple of decades now ) I wish that I had gone with the 280 AI like CODYM did. I hope he follows through and sorts out the issues he's having with it, because he'll be glad he did. Another avenue for dealing with the shoulder location of your reloads, CODYM, is backing off the depth to which the case goes into the die by putting a shim between the die and the press. Somebody out there makes very thin washers to shim the die out of the press in very fine increments, which is the simple way to do it. This may be less expensive than buying different shell holders. There's also a gadget that I've seen advertised in Rifle and/or Handloader magazine in the past. When turned, the die goes into or out of the press a click at a time. I'm guessing that each click is probably a thousandth of an inch, but I don't really know. Somebody out there probably knows about the nifty device I'm talking about. ( I just went through the most recent issue of Handloader, and couldn't find the advertisement.) A call to Wolfe Publishing would probably turn up the name of the company that makes it. Fixing the rifle though, is still the better idea, in my opinion. Best of luck to CODYM. [/QUOTE]
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