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I usually start at 0.020” of the lands. Seems to work out fairly well for me.
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Curious how you were able to get the bullet in the case gauge originally and then it wouldn't come back out? Did you have to force it...
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I’ve found from my testing and not forums…0.020” to start.
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Something is off. The bullet should slide into the modified case easily.
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Give the modified case mouth a little inside neck chamfer and see if that helps. Also you could load up a dummy round to Sierra's OACL...
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Did you reset zero on your calipers with and without comparator installed?
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I had a Hornady 260 Rem measurement case that wouldn't accept a bullet at all. They must have forgotten to run the oversize mandrel...
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I use a caliber diameter mandrel.. ie .284, .308 etc. run it through the brass, the brass will pop back .001-2. Start a bullet in it...
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Amazing how people don’t read! 😂
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Are you maybe forgetting to re-zero the calipers after removing the comparator?
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X2^^^^^^^ been doing it for years...K.I.S.S.! But with the ejector in.
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Your current CBTO measure is less than the saami freebore measure for the 6.5cm (2.140”) so very good chance the bullet is getting hung...
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I’ve used both the ‘Alex Wheeler’ method (remove firing pin & ejector plunger) and the Erik Cortina method (hard jam with lighter neck...
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Interesting. All my modified Hornady cases are quite liberal…like no neck tension al all. Very loosely goosey.
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My GS made this for me for my .338 Thor,
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