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mehavey · September 12, 2011, 04:06 PM

Kayser,

If the fired/unsized case fits back in the chamber and the bolt closes, your neck sizing will not in any way hinder that.

If the fired/neck-sized case fits in the chamber and the bolt closes, your are OK again.

If the fired/neck-sized case does not fit in the Wilson case gauge, do not be overly concerned as the case guage will in all liklihood not accept a fired case unless the sides have been squeezed in via FL resizing.

If the use of a pistol case as a headspace comparator between unfired commercial and a fired cases does not reveal differences over 0.008", don't worry about it at all. Just keep neck sizing and shooting !

September 12, 2011, 04:06 PM	#16
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,896	Kayser, If the fired/unsized case fits back in the chamber and the bolt closes, your neck sizing will not in any way hinder that. If the fired/neck-sized case fits in the chamber and the bolt closes, your are OK again. If the fired/neck-sized case does not fit in the Wilson case gauge, do not be overly concerned as the case guage will in all liklihood not accept a fired case unless the sides have been squeezed in via FL resizing. If the use of a pistol case as a headspace comparator between unfired commercial and a fired cases does not reveal differences over 0.008", don't worry about it at all. Just keep neck sizing and shooting !