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kingudaroad · July 17, 2006, 08:16 AM

I pulled one of the bullets and tried to chamber empty case. Bolt would not close. I took the decapping pin/expander ball out of my FL resizing die, screwed in the die until it touched the shellholder on the upstroke and resized the case again. Bolt would still not close. Next I srewed in the die another 1/8 turn so it cammed a little bit on the shellholder and again resized. Bingo!

To recheck my findings I pulled another bullet and went through the process again. This time I only tightened the die an extra 1/16 turn and it worked again except a little harder to close the bolt.

So I guess my fl sizing die is not pushing the shoulders back enough. I have shot a box of factory ammo through this gun and they all worked although some were a little tight I thought. Is my die maybe to blame or can this chamber be that tight? Does it hurt anything to have the die screwed in past where it touches the shellholder?

July 17, 2006, 08:16 AM	#3
kingudaroad Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Location: austin Posts: 735	Might be on to something here. I pulled one of the bullets and tried to chamber empty case. Bolt would not close. I took the decapping pin/expander ball out of my FL resizing die, screwed in the die until it touched the shellholder on the upstroke and resized the case again. Bolt would still not close. Next I srewed in the die another 1/8 turn so it cammed a little bit on the shellholder and again resized. Bingo! To recheck my findings I pulled another bullet and went through the process again. This time I only tightened the die an extra 1/16 turn and it worked again except a little harder to close the bolt. So I guess my fl sizing die is not pushing the shoulders back enough. I have shot a box of factory ammo through this gun and they all worked although some were a little tight I thought. Is my die maybe to blame or can this chamber be that tight? Does it hurt anything to have the die screwed in past where it touches the shellholder?