Thread: Headspace gauge/ case head separation

Originally Posted by No.3

It's a funny old thing, years back we were taught to never wind the die in hard and lock it solid as that way it can float and not push the case of too one side with an affect on the neck runout. If only we knew how bad it was for headspace!!!

Greetings @No.3 and all,
There were a lot of things touted as fact that many find hilarious these days. Regrettably many can not let go old beliefs that were debunked decades back. We each develop our craft of handloading in different ways and at different speeds. It is well over 50 years since I timidly put my first handload together. A .303 with a 180 grain Norma projectile and 34 grains of AR2201 powder. Decades later I am loading 150 grain Hornady projectiles in my .303 in neck sized cases with a light 34 grain load of AR2206H for around 2,100 fps. Some things change but others not so much.
GPM.