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January 17, 2019, 08:28 PM | #101 | |
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I had to replace 12 bearings this week. Went to the parts house to order Dodge bearings. Guy told me, "You don't want Dodge, they cost $625 each and the Chinese bearing is only $300 each." I told him "order the Dodge bearings." Money WELL spent. Last edited by reynolds357; January 17, 2019 at 08:36 PM. |
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January 17, 2019, 09:03 PM | #102 |
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Metalgod: Well done on the link
The evil head space comes up again. I don't have a problem with a quick set and measuring and tune it to what I want. I use the Lee O rings and can tweak it back and forth.
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January 17, 2019, 10:14 PM | #103 | |
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I still don't see what is so complicated about setting a die. I just set up my new 6.0 CM sizing die in about 15 min using a freshly fired case and a Hornady comparitor. Resized cases are coming out exactly .003 under where they went into the die. I started with the die touching the shell holder, backed it out 1/2 turn, lubed a case, sized it, measured it, turned the die in about 1/16th and repeated until the case measured .003 under what it went in. Locked the ring and that was that. No PHd required, no cam over required so why over complicate ? I did check the sized case against my GO gage and they are the same so I think I'll call the adjustment a success
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January 17, 2019, 11:53 PM | #104 |
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I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but a quarter turn of a die moves the base up or down just a bit over .02. Mine doesn't have a loose connection, it has a stop point. I set my shell holder to touch the die and crank it in another 1/8, and that essentially makes the thing hit the die and firmly press. That won't be able to cause any particular problem, there are at least a dozen places on the mechanism that will be able to absorb the bit of extra pressure. all of the toggles, all of the gaps, etc, a little stretch here, a little squish there, that isn't going to damage a quality steel mechanism.
There is a valid question of what sort of equipment is being used. A sloppy piece of poorly machined aluminum or a tightly constructed iron one? A small unit for standard centerfire, or something built for swaging shells and reloading 50 bmg? Do people set their presses so that they have an entire round of the die threads turned in after TDC? If a person is running much more than 1/8 or 1/4 extra depth there's more pressure than should be applied to machinery. It depends on the robustness of the press and how long the ram travel actually is. I noticed that my son in law wasn't aware of the power generated by a press. So, I put a 9 mm casing in a shell holder and dropped the ram with a bit of plywood under the die. Well, you guys know that it punched out a plug just by letting the ram drop. The leverage exerted by the big presses is uncanny.
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January 18, 2019, 10:53 AM | #105 |
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briandg, I have said I have turned cases into accordions or a case with bellows.
All of that in an effort to explain how difficult it is to bump/move the shoulder of the case back with a die that does not have case body support; the problem? Too much information for most reloaders to keep up with. I have presses that use dies with 14 threads per inch meaning each turn of the die raises/lowers the die .071429+". 1/4 turn of the die raises/lowers the die .01785". I do have presses that do not use 14 threads per inch. To use those dies in other presses I use an adapter if I ever decide to use the small dies in bigger presses. In the perfect world raising the ram with an additional 1/4 turn (down) after contact the case will be returned to minimum length/full length sized. (still in the perfect world because the chamber is go-gage length). this method/technique results in the case having clearance. The clearance is the difference in length between the chamber from the shoulder to the bolt face and the case from the shoulder to of the case to the case head. the difference in length between case length and go gage length chamber is .005" for the 30/06. UNLESS the reloader chooses to stack tolerances, variables, SAAMI spreads; or if the reloader is using the 'could be' philosophy as in "it could be this and or it could be that". I am the fan of reducing all that case travel. I start by measuring the length of the chamber from the shoulder to the bolt face; others choose to start by firing first and then measuring. If I fire first I must measure first; I want to know what effect the length of the chamber had on the case when fired. Again: Case manufacturers do not manufacture cases for reloaders that know what they are doing. Meaning? I am the fan of starting with cases that will not allow the bolt to close, I start by determining the length of the chamber from the shoulder of the chamber to the the bolt face. F. Guffey Last edited by F. Guffey; January 18, 2019 at 11:07 AM. Reason: add " |
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January 18, 2019, 01:22 PM | #107 | |
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What the issue is IMHO is guys not staying true to the context of the thread . I said it before that this discussion seems just like the cleaning your firearm threads you see . " Cleaning your firearm can damage it ! " NO it can't "if" done correctly" Sure if you want to take things out of context then yeah cleaning your guns damages them . It seems at times when responding to something we can stray from what's actually being asked or stated . So yeah all things break and all things need fixing , but lets dive a little deeper now . How many thousands of Rockchucker single stage presses have been sold ? How many of those are still out there working just as well as they did when new ? Seeing how the internet points out how bad everything is . How many Rockchucker presses have we all read about breaking in half ??? Now how many have we heard about as being one of the best presses and most sturdy . Also likely the most recommended single stage press to buy . You don't get that reputation if simple cam over is snapping your presses in half . We would be hearing by now how presses that never cam over last longer then those that do . There is enough people out there using these presses as well as enough trolls out there that "if" cam over was really hurting presses there would be clear evidence of it . Yet we still seem to except posters taking things out of context in there reply's . Of course if you OVERLY stress or ABUSE something regardless of how it's made it has a greater chance of failing . Again are we taking these things out of context . Does camming over put more stress/load on the press then if the shell holder and die barely touch with no cam over ? Almost certainly but does camming over as instructed OVERY stress the press to likely failure or reduce the life of the press ? Almost certainly not or we'd already know it . Reloading presses are not something new that we just don't have enough info on .
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if someone would post a link to something repeatable that showed how camming over helps in any way I might consider doing it. So far all I have seen is certain die manufactures recommend it. I don't use that brand anyway. Just double checked the instructions on my Redding FL dies and nowhere does it state to cam over the press. In fact it says to adjust the way I just described in my post above.
@Metalgod , as I interpret it the phrase "OVERLY stress or ABUSE something " means that I should only apply as much stress as needed. So if my cases come out to my desired measurement by simply stopping when the case tops out why should I continue to add additional stress. To me that is the very definition of "OVERLY stress or ABUSE
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Sorry man , I wish I did post videos because I could easily show you how my press is very inconsistent unless I cam over . Firearm forums is my extent of social media . I have no facebook , twitter , youtube or other accounts .
I can run those same test again which is sizing several different manufacturers cases with different number of firings .All while having the same die settings , one with cam over and hard contact with the die and shell holder and the other with a slight gap between the die and shell holder . Then post the results in writing if you'd like but you just have to take my word on it . Quote:
We can take it one step further and talk about sizing very large cases in comparison to smaller ones . Meaning sizing a 300WM with out cam over will likely stress my press more then lightly camming over when sizing a 223 case . Meaning presses in general are designed to handle a pretty heavy load when you think about all the large cartridges you can size on a standard sized press .
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Question. Does the Redding Big Boss 2 cam over? I am thinking about replacing my oldest press and the bb2 looks good, just can't find any info about camover. Hopefully it does not.
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Take a very close look at the linkage at the bottom of the press and you will see a black pin that protrudes out to the linkage, and this stops the press at top center. It doesn't cam over, it has a positive stop if you choose to use it.
This photo from Midway USA shows it very clearly. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...eloading-press
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January 20, 2019, 12:36 PM | #114 |
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Thanks.
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You will like your press. The components are precise. Linkage is strong, and precise. The priming setup is odd and you may choose not to use it, using a hand primer or other device, I personally don't use it. You will get excellent power at the end of the stroke. The discarded primer trapper in the earlier presses isn't particularly well designed, and the original design wound up with primers all over my room. I've owned and used a boss for years and I have no significant problems with it.
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And then you lowered the die 1/2 turn (.034") As a results of the additional 1/2 turn you reduced the length of the case from the shoulder to the case head .009". You increased the presses ability to overcome the cases ability to resist sizing. In the beginning I measured the length of the case from the shoulder/datum to the case when determining if the case won or the press won. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I adjusted the die to overcome the cases ability to resist sizing first. If the the die does not make it to the shell holder the case has more resistance to sizing than the press can over come. F. Guffey |
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What does that mean?
I will never understand why reloaders insist on starting over everyday.
The deck height of the shell holder is .125". The distance from the shoulder in the die is to the deck of the shell holder for the 30/06 (die) is .005" shorter than the length of a go-gage from the shoulder/datum to the head of the gage. Meaning: When the die is adjusted to size the case to minimum length/full length size the case there will not be a gap between the bottom of the die and top of the shell holder. AND!: If a 30/06 head space gage is installed into he die with the shell holder the gap between the bottom f the die and top of the shell holder will be .005". If a reloader could manage to remove the die from the ram without removing the case after sizing the protrusion of the case head from the die would be .005 if the die made it to the shell holder when the ram was raised. I know; it is much easier to type "I bumped the shoulder back". F. Guffey |
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I'm back guys and I see nothing has changed ,. All the back and forth with sizing . I still feel its only removing the slop in the press , you can't make the ram and die bottomed measurement any smaller . Removing the slack in all the linkages after the die is set , if you call that cam over I would agree .
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Bump? I understand how impossible it is to bump the shoulder back on a case with a die that has case body support; I am guessing bump has appeal because it is a cute/catchy word. F. Guffey |
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January 22, 2019, 02:55 PM | #120 |
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And I have a strain gage, this gage is not the gage reloaders confuse with tension as in being a tension gage and it is consistent with my other tension gages; it measure in pounds, lots of pounds.
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Let's say I place a nickel 5 cent piece between the shell plate and screwed down die could you make that nickel any thinner without damaging the press?
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January 22, 2019, 06:28 PM | #122 |
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Without taking a nickel to any of my presses I doubt it. Not easily measurable anyway. As a kid I did put the old copper pennies on train tracks, never tried a nickel though.
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I don’t know, there’s likely some pretty strong presses out there that could flatten a nickle a little more but not sure I don’t have a good knowledge of all presses ever produced . I doubt very much my Hornady could though .
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As RCBS makes presses as well as dies, I figure that you can adjust the die per RCBS and its fine.
On the other hand, I choose to do it my way not because of the dreaded cam over but I don't like the results of that setting. I think Forster dies says the same thing (or Lee?) 1/8 or 1/4 turn. I don't have an Redding. Pretty rare to follow an mfg data and not get results and things work just fine. Been a few, but not many over the years that it was, they got that wrong, it just does not work the way they said it did. FWIW from Forster: Quote:
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