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    I had a similar issue with a 7mm08 hornaday FLS die, was not bumping the shoulder back far enough(even though it was wound hard down)
    I cut a small peice of coke can and put it between the case and shell holder when sizing, still a bit tight but much better.

    Funny enough though my mate 7mm08 never had a problem with the stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muka88 View Post
    I had a similar issue with a 7mm08 hornaday FLS die, was not bumping the shoulder back far enough(even though it was wound hard down)
    I cut a small peice of coke can and put it between the case and shell holder when sizing, still a bit tight but much better.

    Funny enough though my mate 7mm08 never had a problem with the stuff.
    Im trying to work that one out...would the shim between the two dies not make case a shim thickness longer so make problem worse????
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    I put the spacer between the bottom of the case and the shell holder to get the case deeper into the sizing die
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    Nah MD he's talking about lifting the case up in the shellholder using a shim. Depends upon some slack being present. Some brands of shellholders have more slack than others.
    The easiest non fiddly way to do it is to push in an appropriate sized feeler gauge under the case base.
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    that makes sense....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill999 View Post
    I found that out the hard way mate but its great to have it confirmed
    I was necking up to 30 cal after that then back down to 7mm but it wasnt enough only about 3 out of 30 blew primers but the first was mild and the third was frightening. Highly unrecommended that's for sure
    I've found that forming the so-called "false shoulder" by going up just one calibre has never been sufficient. Grandpamac's use of 35-cal for .280 would do the job, though the brass in the necks is going to get a good work-out, perhaps 8mm might be a good compromise. My experience has also been to NOT anneal prior to the fireforming and so soften the false shoulder — leave it at as hard a temper as possible, and hope that the necks and shoulders survive being taken up in diameter, back down, and then finally fireformed. But then anneal immediate after the fireforming is done and before asking any more of the neck brass.
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    And All shell-holders are definitely-not created-equal . I have had to carefully-remove material from the-top of a holder to make it work , It pays to have a selection of them if possible . Some are very-loose with too-much sideways-play also and can tear the (rimless) rim, leaving a destroyed-case stuck in the Die . Polishing and cleaning new-dies especially the expansion-ball , puts a lot-less-stress on things .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    what is the new rifle????
    I had a BLR that nearly drove me nuts with same issue you desribing....I would load 40 rounds all the same and 15 would chamber fine,15 tightly and 10 not at all....by taking guts out of an older FLS 30/06 die it seemed to work the bottom of case more and then most would chamber OK... have heard of the small base die thing which shouldve fixed issue. powdered graphite in lid of jar with some birdshot in it,dip necks in before sizing and it will be much MUCH smoother...also take the expanding button out,poke stem in power drill and LIGHTLY sandpaper/steelwool polish the edges..... strangely enough the hornady new dimension dies for the .308 are the only ones Ive ever had issues with...loading for the Zastava had zero issues due to stronger camming of action.
    Second that with the Hornady New Dimension offerings - stickiest dies I've ever used and the only ones I've had issues with stuck cases in in .308...

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    Greetings All,
    I think the first thing to do in dealing with sizing problems is to understand what the problem is. Nine times out of ten a tight case is due to the case not having been sized enough. Rather than fumbling around in the dark purchasing a set of the Hornady comparators will quickly tell you if you have set the shoulder back far enough. These clamp onto the lower jaw of your callipers and measure from the case base to a datum point on the shoulder. The set is not expensive and no handloader should be without them. You should aim to set the shoulder back 0.05 to 0.1mm (0.002 to 0.004 ") from the position of the shoulder in cases fired in your rifle. If the cases still do not chamber with ease then you need to go looking for the tight spot, probably the case dia just ahead of the solid head. This is most common in rifles with little camming action and as mentioned above a small base die may be needed. I no longer use neck sizing dies other than for low pressure loads. There are better ways now. Decent quality sizing lube is important as well.
    In short if factory ammo chambers with ease and our handloads do not then we need to lift our game. Grinding bits of our kit is not the answer.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    Greetings All,
    I think the first thing to do in dealing with sizing problems is to understand what the problem is. Nine times out of ten a tight case is due to the case not having been sized enough. Rather than fumbling around in the dark purchasing a set of the Hornady comparators will quickly tell you if you have set the shoulder back far enough. These clamp onto the lower jaw of your callipers and measure from the case base to a datum point on the shoulder. The set is not expensive and no handloader should be without them. You should aim to set the shoulder back 0.05 to 0.1mm (0.002 to 0.004 ") from the position of the shoulder in cases fired in your rifle. If the cases still do not chamber with ease then you need to go looking for the tight spot, probably the case dia just ahead of the solid head. This is most common in rifles with little camming action and as mentioned above a small base die may be needed. I no longer use neck sizing dies other than for low pressure loads. There are better ways now. Decent quality sizing lube is important as well.
    In short if factory ammo chambers with ease and our handloads do not then we need to lift our game. Grinding bits of our kit is not the answer.
    Regards Grandpamac.
    Although with certain combos of dies and shellholders you can get into the situation of not enough resizing to do the job. The Redding style competition shellholders that step up in height in steps are really handy too, as is getting hold of a manual for your press (haha read the instructions) and if all else fails a small base die.

    What I went to for resizing now, is a bushing full length die with competition shellholders starting at the longest length. Decap using a separate press and a decapping die, clean case, check for damage etc, into full length die with appropriate neck bushing, and check for length and chambering. All good from there, proceed to priming and loading. Anything that doesn't chamber gets a run with a shorter shellholder, bushing removed from the die to shoulder bump only then rechecked. If all good, that shellholder becomes the one I use going forwards...

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    Ah, the mystic of shell holders.
    It's not difficult to measure shell holders to determine variation from the industry standard of 0.125.
    One example I have is 2 RCBS #3 shell holders. One very old, one newish. They both measure different so would give different results. The old #3 has been stored away.
    I used to use the Redding Comp set for a while but as they only covered the 308 family, and I didn't wish to buy several sets I instead went to Skip Shims. They come in a set of about 8 IIRC so you can build combinations. They go on your die up against the die locking nut. Adjustments can be made in 1 thou steps.
    I didn't like the Redding Comp in the end as I think their design should have the middle shell holder at 0.125 and the the others either side getting smaller and bigger.
    I measured the Redding Comp ones at 3 points. They are also not true 2 thou steps, close though.
    Mine are quite old so more recent ones may be better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Ah, the mystic of shell holders.
    It's not difficult to measure shell holders to determine variation from the industry standard of 0.125.
    One example I have is 2 RCBS #3 shell holders. One very old, one newish. They both measure different so would give different results. The old #3 has been stored away.
    I used to use the Redding Comp set for a while but as they only covered the 308 family, and I didn't wish to buy several sets I instead went to Skip Shims. They come in a set of about 8 IIRC so you can build combinations. They go on your die up against the die locking nut. Adjustments can be made in 1 thou steps.
    I didn't like the Redding Comp in the end as I think their design should have the middle shell holder at 0.125 and the the others either side getting smaller and bigger.
    I measured the Redding Comp ones at 3 points. They are also not true 2 thou steps, close though.
    Mine are quite old so more recent ones may be better.
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    Greetings @zimmer,
    That got my attention so out to the shed. I measure in mm but with a little conversion back and forth two of my shell holders measure 0.125" and the other three measure 0.124". Interestingly only one of my rifles requires the standard shell holder, a Remington VSSF in .223 using a RCBS shell holder (0.124") and CH dies. All of the others that get full length sized need the plus shell holders. The plus 0.010" shell holder is is just enough in my T3 6.5x55.
    Regards Grandpamac.
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