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Ray VanderLinden · March 23, 1999, 08:21 AM

Jim,
Walt is right about the .45acp head spacing on the extracor. If you have them all headspacing on the case mouth you had to do a LOT of work to get it there.
If you take any hand full of once fired brass and messure it. You will find that nearly all of the brass is SHORTER than the suggested trim length.
I didn't believe it either. But it's true.

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March 23, 1999, 08:21 AM	#13
Ray VanderLinden Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 1999 Location: Southern Iowa Posts: 211	Jim, Walt is right about the .45acp head spacing on the extracor. If you have them all headspacing on the case mouth you had to do a LOT of work to get it there. If you take any hand full of once fired brass and messure it. You will find that nearly all of the brass is SHORTER than the suggested trim length. I didn't believe it either. But it's true. [This message has been edited by Raymond VanDerLinden (edited March 23, 1999).]