Thanks, I guess my point is only that I think because a lot of people here know how to do it they speak as if it's foolproof. However, for people that are learning or go by the books they very well may run into problems(at least a little quicker), and acting like those hang ups don't exist seems disingenuous.
This is good to know, I am not an experienced reloader and I am building a 300 win mag right now that will be my first adventure into reloading belts.
You heard it right, not a PRC.... a boring old win mag
Nothing wrong with being inexperienced. We have all been there. Before the Internet , we got our information from someone that we new was more experienced or we just learned the hard way.
Now there are so many "Experts" on line that it is confusing to the beginner, so knowing the source of the information is very important.
I always tell people not to believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. At least on this site, if someone gives you some bad advice, others on this site will correct them to keep you out of trouble.
Many years ago I had a case head separation on a non belted case. I figured it out and have never had another one on shouldered cases.
The first time I had one on a belted case, I applied the same fix and
have never had another one (Over 40 years ago). Now I do minimum sizing on all cases just to the point that they chamber good and no more. The only exception is for dangerous game where you cant afford to have problems chambering (The reason that belted cases were designed) brass life is not a consideration when hunting something intent on doing you bodily harm.
Accuracy is also something you often hear that is a problem with belted cases, It is not. Some of the most accurate rifles I have seen are using belted cases and are used for long range hunting and matches over 1000 yards.
The cartridge that you want to load for is belted and has a very short neck that for a while was also considered bad. It became the top Sniper round for a while and had a reputation for extreme accuracy
so the short neck bunch had to eat crow.
Learn the cartridge, learn the proper reloading this cartridge, and re loading can be mastered by anyone.
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