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    I thought as far as 7mm REM mag goes, the brass always starts getting the case head separation line.
    Not because the die is set up wrong for head space, but just because it's factory head space length is so short the first firing gives it such a big stretch. It's where it starts thinning first. Being soft Norma might help your cause. I usually see the line at about 6 firings with hornady REM mag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bully View Post
    I thought as far as 7mm REM mag goes, the brass always starts getting the case head separation line.
    Not because the die is set up wrong for head space, but just because it's factory head space length is so short the first firing gives it such a big stretch. It's where it starts thinning first. Being soft Norma might help your cause. I usually see the line at about 6 firings with hornady REM mag.
    Nah, I think thats an old wives tale. My brass has flowed enough for me to need to trim after 5 reloads and this is from a book value, not from a known datum. Even then, Ive only removed 0.010 - 0.015" or fuck all. This means my brass is probably not thinning at the web. I would bet, that most issues are due to brass being overworked and there are people who agree with me Interesting read.
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    7grs of W296 pushing a 70gr lead gas checked projectile at 1680fps out of a 107 year old Winchester 1892 in 25-20wcf.

    Cases are as rare as day old purple spotted rocking horse shit so I'm looking after them.

    The first 50 cases have now survived 20 reloads with an anneal every 5 reloads, just because I can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P38 View Post
    7grs of W296 pushing a 70gr lead gas checked projectile at 1680fps out of a 107 year old Winchester 1892 in 25-20wcf.

    Cases are as rare as day old purple spotted rocking horse shit so I'm looking after them.

    The first 50 cases have now survived 20 reloads with an anneal every 5 reloads, just because I can.

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    Can you neck down 32-20 as I have some?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    Can you neck down 32-20 as I have some?
    Yes you can neck down the 32-20

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Nah, I think thats an old wives tale. My brass has flowed enough for me to need to trim after 5 reloads and this is from a book value, not from a known datum. Even then, Ive only removed 0.010 - 0.015" or fuck all. This means my brass is probably not thinning at the web. I would bet, that most issues are due to brass being overworked and there are people who agree with me Interesting read.
    Whatever your doing is working.
    All my rifles are full length sized. I measure head space off a fired case and basically load it with the same measurment. Less than a thou bump. (Datum on the shoulder)
    I see the line at about 6 firings on REM mag. I can at least double the amount of use on other calibres. And then stop for no apparent reason, just because maybe I should.
    I recently asked the same question about when is my brass buggered on another calibre as there was no apparent signs after 13 firings.
    So I just figured as I use the same method for all my calibres, it's REM mag brass for you, it's the initial stretch iv heard of that ruins case life. Maybe I'm wrong but I have no other explanation when it's compared to my other calibres.
    As I say, whatever your doing is working

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    Quote Originally Posted by bully View Post
    Whatever your doing is working.
    All my rifles are full length sized. I measure head space off a fired case and basically load it with the same measurment. Less than a thou bump. (Datum on the shoulder)
    I see the line at about 6 firings on REM mag. I can at least double the amount of use on other calibres. And then stop for no apparent reason, just because maybe I should.
    I recently asked the same question about when is my brass buggered on another calibre as there was no apparent signs after 13 firings.
    So I just figured as I use the same method for all my calibres, it's REM mag brass for you, it's the initial stretch iv heard of that ruins case life. Maybe I'm wrong but I have no other explanation when it's compared to my other calibres.
    As I say, whatever your doing is working
    My rifle may have a close spec chamber so the initial firing has minimal stretch? Ive only just FL sized this brass today and only because I could, no because I needed to. Would have been good to check with comparator before I bumped it to see. I will have original dimension in my reloading book I guess. Ive never had may troubles with the Blasers as far as fiddling with dies etc to get things to work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bully View Post
    Whatever your doing is working.
    All my rifles are full length sized. I measure head space off a fired case and basically load it with the same measurment. Less than a thou bump. (Datum on the shoulder)
    I see the line at about 6 firings on REM mag. I can at least double the amount of use on other calibres. And then stop for no apparent reason, just because maybe I should.
    I recently asked the same question about when is my brass buggered on another calibre as there was no apparent signs after 13 firings.
    So I just figured as I use the same method for all my calibres, it's REM mag brass for you, it's the initial stretch iv heard of that ruins case life. Maybe I'm wrong but I have no other explanation when it's compared to my other calibres.
    As I say, whatever your doing is working

    Have you checked it is the start of separation? Maybe just a bit of a polished spot?
    The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Have you checked it is the start of separation? Maybe just a bit of a polished spot?
    Yeah iv cut cases open.
    And yes, maybe mine is a large spec chamber.
    With the comparator, off the top of my head the measurement is 1.215 if you have the Hornady comparator it might mean something if the bushings are close to the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bully View Post
    Yeah iv cut cases open.
    And yes, maybe mine is a large spec chamber.
    With the comparator, off the top of my head the measurement is 1.215 if you have the Hornady comparator it might mean something if the bushings are close to the same.
    That's not right, it's something . 1215

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    Quote Originally Posted by bully View Post
    That's not right, it's something . 1215
    LOL. I'lll take a nose at mine as I have the Hornady too.
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