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Which die should I use?
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<blockquote data-quote="abinok" data-source="post: 115920" data-attributes="member: 16"><p>Hired gun,</p><p>my experences have been simular to your in some ways. I too have notticed that on some cases the collet die will "snap" over the belt, without any apparent problems. ive also notticed that for the belted cartridges, you can find collet dies with a belt diameter as small as .530, so some brass will "snap" earlier than others. I did nottice that some of my reduced load brass (which has 20+ firings on it) has the tendancy to snap a little too hard... and ive notticed the effects as being a little more runout on these rounds... but then again, its a 90gr XTP, and ive grown to accept a little more on it that my LR loads.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned, the redding body die puts a dent in that to some degree. if you ever get the urge to try the body die, give me a hollar first, and you can borrow mine to try.</p><p>Additionally... Ive never heard any "great controversy" or double standard on headspacing belted cartridges. I bump the shoulder on everything I shoot... well, almost everything anyway. I burned out my first 300WM barrel with the lee collet die, and it shot great, and for that matter, my current barrel shoots well with neck only sizing as well... but it shoots better with .002" of bump. Maybe it gives everything some room to move around and find that warm and fuzzy spot that it shoots best from... or maybe it just makes room for more magical fairy dust who knows? With the shoulder bumped the way I am doing, there is still .005" on average between the belt and chamber, so I know that after its fireformed (usually with a false shoulder he first time) theres no chance of that belt ever touching steel. I must have missed the guy who thought that headspacing a belted case off the belt was a good idea... because I might have tried to do some "splaining" to that fella too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="abinok, post: 115920, member: 16"] Hired gun, my experences have been simular to your in some ways. I too have notticed that on some cases the collet die will "snap" over the belt, without any apparent problems. ive also notticed that for the belted cartridges, you can find collet dies with a belt diameter as small as .530, so some brass will "snap" earlier than others. I did nottice that some of my reduced load brass (which has 20+ firings on it) has the tendancy to snap a little too hard... and ive notticed the effects as being a little more runout on these rounds... but then again, its a 90gr XTP, and ive grown to accept a little more on it that my LR loads. As I mentioned, the redding body die puts a dent in that to some degree. if you ever get the urge to try the body die, give me a hollar first, and you can borrow mine to try. Additionally... Ive never heard any "great controversy" or double standard on headspacing belted cartridges. I bump the shoulder on everything I shoot... well, almost everything anyway. I burned out my first 300WM barrel with the lee collet die, and it shot great, and for that matter, my current barrel shoots well with neck only sizing as well... but it shoots better with .002" of bump. Maybe it gives everything some room to move around and find that warm and fuzzy spot that it shoots best from... or maybe it just makes room for more magical fairy dust who knows? With the shoulder bumped the way I am doing, there is still .005" on average between the belt and chamber, so I know that after its fireformed (usually with a false shoulder he first time) theres no chance of that belt ever touching steel. I must have missed the guy who thought that headspacing a belted case off the belt was a good idea... because I might have tried to do some "splaining" to that fella too. [/QUOTE]
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