Thread: The Six and a half Swede.

Im more a check it before I use something. Just an old habbit. Ill even do it with factory stuff. Testing the ammo and rifle function as well. I have had one case a long time ago where a batch of cant remember what it was didnt seem to feed smoothly when I ran it through a rifle. Same thing we do with the race car, go over it and test everything before you go out not wait till the race to find out if somethings wrong...

Hell I even check the car over before heading off on a trip

Originally Posted by blip

Im more a check it before I use something. Just an old habbit. Ill even do it with factory stuff. Testing the ammo and rifle function as well. I have had one case a long time ago where a batch of cant remember what it was didnt seem to feed smoothly when I ran it through a rifle. Same thing we do with the race car, go over it and test everything before you go out not wait till the race to find out if somethings wrong...

.270 Sako 150 grn factory ammo. Roundy nose stuff in blue and white pkt. In the Puketois and found that it wouldn't chamber - ogive too far forward. When I extracted the round powder went every where. Of course, tried another one and same thing. 2 powder dumps through the action. Fortunately I was doing a 'possum line so I was still productive. But I missed out on a few dollars worth of bonus by not getting a deer.

Another time my new head torch wouldn't go and had to find my way home in the dark. Read the instructions next morning and it had a double click lock on it.

So yeah checking is probably a good idea - especially something new.

Originally Posted by gimp

Why buy the extra die to neck size when there's no benefit and only possible downsides?

Why bump the shoulders back each time if you dont need to?
You dont need to buy a neck die.


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Originally Posted by Dicko

Why bump the shoulders back each time if you dont need to?
You dont need to buy a neck die.


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Why not bump the shoulder .002" each time and avoid possible function issues?

I hear you and do both. But unless your pushing velocities you can get away with neck sizing for the life of some cases.


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Originally Posted by blip

So by running my loaded rounds through the rifle prior to heading out can you enlighten me on how I'm all of a sudden going to get a jam?

It’s a hunting rifle
It’s not a clean environment
One bit of shit in the chamber or stuck to the round and the tight tolerances of a neck sized round will get ya

Ok, keeping the bolt closed has solved that issue for the past 30+ years

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

It’s a hunting rifle
It’s not a clean environment
One bit of shit in the chamber or stuck to the round and the tight tolerances of a neck sized round will get ya

Crap, or enuff shit in the chamber will not differentiate between the two. If your cases had that much free play you’d be going through brass pronto.

Remember that a lot of reloaders use hand and C type presses that effectively only neck size and life goes on.


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