I managed to get some .004 to .008 under.
How much would you say is excessive?Shoot em
Me being old and blind not enough advantage for you?Don't shoot them until you and i are shooting together. I need any little advantage i can get![]()
Heck I would shoot those ,you should see mine.........LOLView attachment 1063550
About that much"
2 stage shoulder , the new bench rest secret...View attachment 1063550
About that much"
The one on the bench has seen better days tooView attachment 1063550
About that much"
While setting my die for .002 headspace I managed to get some .004 to .008 under.
he got that design from me,,I can prove it,,View attachment 1063550
About that much"
back off .010 bye way of a feeler gauge between the die and ram got me to a starting point
While setting my die for .002 headspace I managed to get some .004 to .008 under. Should I shoot these or toss them?
Wow ,now that is called JUMP. Can't believe it.If you look at the SAAMI cartridge and chamber drawing it lists headspace as min and max with .010 in between the two.
There is approximately .003 between the GO and NO-GO gauges and a Field gauge is approximately .010 longer than the GO gauge.
Meaning after setting up a new rifle or rebarreling a rifle between GO and NO-GO gauges you are allowed .007 lug setback or wear before reaching maximum headspace.
Bottom line I have had brand new factory ammunition over .009 shorter than a GO gauge. And I asked the same question here and the answer was "shoot them".
The two photos below are dedicated to F. Guffey who thinks you can't fire a .308 in a 30-06 without a feeler gauge.
But it was done at Camp Perry!
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Wow ,now that is called JUMP. Can't believe it.
So you run your ram up then place the feeler gauges on the shell holder then run die down on top of gauges then lock the die to get desired tolerances ?The rifle is not unique, I checked the length of the chamber and found it to be .002" longer than a field reject length gage. For cases I used 280 Remington cases because the Remington 280 case is longer than the 30/06 case from the shoulder to the case head .051". For me it was a matter of using a 30/06 forming die to shorten the case from the shoulder to the case head .017". After I shorten the case from the shoulder to the case head I adjusted the full length sizer .014" off of the shell holder and then sized the case. In the process I obtained the 'magic .002" clearance after sizing.
I understand: there are many reloaders that are Wildly Indignant about ever thing but the Redding Competition Shell holder set has a limitation, the reduction in deck height is .010"; I needed .014" and then there are the adjustments of the die in the forming process. Limitation? The 5 shell holder set from Redding gives the reloader 5 options, the feeler gage set allows me to make 25 adjustments between minimum length to .025" longer than a minimum length/full length sized case. AND! I do not have to purchases a different set for each shell holder.
F. Guffey