Stix wrote:With all due respect Straightshooter....I dont think peoples responses here are any more a "lucky dip of suggestions" than yours...
In one way or another i see everyone is suggesting to check measurements/dimensions of cases & bullets.
And using a "published recipe" wouldnt appear to have anything to do with not being able to chamber the cartridges...i doubt he has doubled a published charge & stuffed it in with a ram rod.
Sorry...no angst...just saying...
Gaz52 wrote:Hi have you measured the neck diameter of the loaded rounds that failed to chamber? If i recall correctlythe case necks should only expand by around .002 inch when a bullet is seated. If the increase is markedly more it would indicate the inside dimensions are too small , requiring neck turning. Variable brass is a pain in the ass! Imho.
Gaz.
TassieTiger wrote:I do use a graphite for expander die - if I forget to do so, it screeches and grated and carry’s on. I case lube on a rolling pad and then dip the neck into graphite powder...
His point is that expander button was set way too high in the die - but I thought that the expander die simply reamed the neck for bullet seating and had nothing to do with shoulder?
Hey Tassie tiger mate i'm a little slow at learning and I had some gun issues like you when I bought my 7mm mag with the help of a few blokes on here and some learning of my own I sorted it out of sorts I eventually set my FL die up with a fired brass that had a light load so as not to deform or lengthen it too much if any then I set the primer pin remover to 5mm below the die I then found that the brass after FL sizing was hard to remove from the balled sizer on the primer remover I was told to use a dry lube and it's the one that's mentioned on here somewhere mines '' Imperial dry neck lube'' put only the first 10mm of the neck in and give it a couple of twists and you'll have no more sticking also I use ''One Shot'' lube for my brass when i'm sizing don't over do it or you'll get denting in the shoulder of the shell but other than that if the shell is trimmed to proper length all should run smooth i'm probably a little late with this but i'm no expert I keep it as simple as possible mainly for my own sake cheers
TassieTiger wrote:Raises a question - can you use a FL resize die to neck size only??
I have some lapua brass coming and want to make sure I do this lot correct....
bladeracer wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Raises a question - can you use a FL resize die to neck size only??
I have some lapua brass coming and want to make sure I do this lot correct....
Yes, just set the die up so it doesn't bump the shoulder.
TassieTiger wrote:Raises a question - can you use a FL resize die to neck size only??
I have some lapua brass coming and want to make sure I do this lot correct....
bladeracer wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Raises a question - can you use a FL resize die to neck size only??
I have some lapua brass coming and want to make sure I do this lot correct....
Yes, just set the die up so it doesn't bump the shoulder.
SCJ429 wrote:Just raise the die, by unscrewing it, in your press. Try raising it until you only size 1/10 of the neck and see how they shoot.
TassieTiger wrote:bladeracer wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Raises a question - can you use a FL resize die to neck size only??
I have some lapua brass coming and want to make sure I do this lot correct....
Yes, just set the die up so it doesn't bump the shoulder.
Sorry if this is stupid - do you put a spacer or something in between the shell holder and die base to ensure your only going down a certain depth?
Apollo wrote:SCJ429 wrote:Just raise the die, by unscrewing it, in your press. Try raising it until you only size 1/10 of the neck and see how they shoot.
I think you might need quite a bit more than 1/10th of a case neck.
Unless you are a crazy target shooter like I am and have just enough neck tension that you can't pull the bullet out with your fingers....JUST....
TassieTiger wrote:I’ve got a dry lube for inside necks - it’s got thousands of little white balls that appear to produce graphite. Think Lyman’s but not at home to check.
Thanks for advice. Will practice a few on some old cases and test chamber before focusing on lapua brass.
Was thinking I’d need to buy 3 x neck dies so thank you all.