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 sizing die setup and changes
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11/04/17 03:16 PM
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garyrapp55
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If I have measured my headspace on my fired cases and set up the sizing die to push the shoulder back .001"-.003" and locked in place with my quick change bushing, if I only have 1 rifle of this caliber there should be little to no need to adjust future decapping/sizing, correct?
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Re: sizing die setup and changes
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11/04/17 04:22 PM
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Re: sizing die setup and changes
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11/04/17 04:42 PM
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Correct.... up to the point where the brass fatigue causes spring back. Then you adjust or anneal.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: sizing die setup and changes
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11/05/17 02:46 PM
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Thanks for the confirmations. I plan to sent to annealing service after 3 fires regardless of spring back as that seems to be about the standard.
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Re: sizing die setup and changes
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11/11/17 06:20 PM
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Never move more brass than is requisite,to establish feed/function.
I always start with false Shouldered Virgins,whenever possible...both for case life and Precision...............
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