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Re: Full Length Size - All the same size?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:20 pm
by phaedra1106
Rifle is brand new out of the box so chambered at factory. Local gunsmith reckons that it's right on the spec limit and agrees that's a good thing, as it chambers cases sized with the modified Lee die I can just keep using that. I'll see if anyone has an RCBS small base set or Hornady dies which are supposed to be small based as standard I beleive.
As I may be going back to the same dealer for a nice s/h Steyr Scout they have in .223 I was thinking of taking it back at the same time but as it chambers factory ammo they may not accept there's a problem.
Re: Full Length Size - All the same size?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:25 pm
by rox
phaedra1106 wrote:Rifle is brand new out of the box so chambered at factory. Local gunsmith reckons that it's right on the spec limit and agrees that's a good thing, as it chambers cases sized with the modified Lee die I can just keep using that. I'll see if anyone has an RCBS small base set or Hornady dies which are supposed to be small based as standard I beleive.
Have you measured the case headspace of a case that has been fired in the rifle?
Have you measured the case headspace of a case you have resized?
These measurements ought to identify whether the problem lies with the chamber or with your die setup.
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Re: Full Length Size - All the same size?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:46 pm
by simong
Afternoon peeps,
This may have nothing too do with the price of fish but.... I too have a Howa 1500 axiom in 308 and my niggle is not with reloads or using once fired Ruag from Peter Lawman, but its trying to close the bolt on new PPU .
The bolt will close and lock but it feels fairly stiff.
Once I have some cases fire formed and neck sized they load as smooth as anything. ( dies are Lee and press Wamadet)
ttfn
the greek