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February 21, 2009, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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Neck sizing fired brass
What's the rule of thumb on how many times you can neck size and what should you do when you reach that point?
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February 21, 2009, 04:00 PM | #2 | |
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Generally, After three or four firings you will need to bump the shoulder. You can tell when you reach this point because the cartridge will become difficult to chamber.
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February 21, 2009, 04:08 PM | #3 |
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I have never had to bump the shoulder in any load for my Blaser or my M41B, and have gotten as many as 16 shots out of a piece of brass in the M41.
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February 21, 2009, 06:05 PM | #4 |
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You'll know when
I am going to go with a non-answer; You will know. Its different in all my guns. Some I can get away with it for a long time others maybe 5 times, it just depends. You can get a forester body die to do the job, you can just bump them in a FL die or go all the way back to FL sizing them and start over. Usually when they don't fit any more and I FL size them, its time to anneal also. I have gotten a lot of loads out of good brass this way. I have some 6mmBR Lapua brass that I have to neck turn:barf:that has lasted a loooong time 20+
I know that is not the answer you wanted but like I said you will know
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