elkaholic
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Too much side pressure on the die wallWhat would make the dies crack if you made them smaller to size down further? I don't understand that part. Thanks guys
there is fine line there
Too much side pressure on the die wallWhat would make the dies crack if you made them smaller to size down further? I don't understand that part. Thanks guys
I just caught a whiff of the scent of a troublemaker!Sherman isn't having problems, at least for the time being, I could see Alex causing problems though
If a guys already got a 6.5 or 300 prc and is having, or it's known his going to have this problem, would you recommend chucking their barrels up in a lathe and polishing out a few extra thou for the first 1/3" of the chamber to remedy this? I have a 6.5 prc that get clickers on warm loads, and my 7/300prc is almost complete. I'd live to avoid that issue in the new rife.
Yes, thats the cheap easy way to fix it.
Well my wife tells me I'm a horrible communicator, and by you misunderstanding what I wanted to say, must be so.Got nothing to do with Sherman Magnums or those that shoot Sherman Magnums.
The thread title is PRC. And PRC chambers cut to a spec that is too small in diameter at the case web is the crux of the problem.
Not a Wheeler or Sherman problem. Wheeler's the guy identifying the problem, and the cure.
Well my wife tells me I'm a horrible communicator, and by you misunderstanding what I wanted to say, must be so.
I wasn't stating it as their problem, at all.
This is a problem, specific to PRC as @Alex_Wheeler pointed out.
I'd speculate it also happens in other cartridges, but depends on who made the rifle.
Point being,
My attitude is, LR is like a hot rod : you may only get four reloadings out of your brass before they start clicking. Modify the chamber, get better dies, or settle for just a few reloadings and buy more brass - you decide.
- If you push your pressures, it's more likely to happen
- This is a forum where people do that, a lot.
- If you really want to get the most out of your LR rifle, and push the pressures, accept that
- Without modification (esp on the 300 PRC chamber), you will likely result in cases sticking as the base web expands under the pressures
- Standard, OTS dies won't remedy that problem.
- Best solution is to have a capable 'smith modify your chamber, and
- get a custom set of dies.
As stated before, it's not the brass' fault. It can be remedied by modifying the chamber and getting dies that properly size the case, all the way to the shell holder.
Im running 3000' with multiple firings on the same exact brass with 245 Bergers and have never stuck a case yet or loosened a primer........WHY?Well my wife tells me I'm a horrible communicator, and by you misunderstanding what I wanted to say, must be so.
I wasn't stating it as their problem, at all.
This is a problem, specific to PRC as @Alex_Wheeler pointed out.
I'd speculate it also happens in other cartridges, but depends on who made the rifle.
Point being,
My attitude is, LR is like a hot rod : you may only get four reloadings out of your brass before they start clicking. Modify the chamber, get better dies, or settle for just a few reloadings and buy more brass - you decide.
- If you push your pressures, it's more likely to happen
- This is a forum where people do that, a lot.
- If you really want to get the most out of your LR rifle, and push the pressures, accept that
- Without modification (esp on the 300 PRC chamber), you will likely result in cases sticking as the base web expands under the pressures
- Standard, OTS dies won't remedy that problem.
- Best solution is to have a capable 'smith modify your chamber, and
- get a custom set of dies.
As stated before, it's not the brass' fault. It can be remedied by modifying the chamber and getting dies that properly size the case, all the way to the shell holder.
Thats a long barrel gun isn't it Rich, 28"?Im running 3000' with multiple firings on the same exact brass with 245 Bergers and have never stuck a case yet or loosened a primer........WHY?
Pretty sure its not low pressure!
Lots of clients doing the same.
Yes, a 28". There are some guys getting very close to that with 26" barrels though.Thats a long barrel gun isn't it Rich, 28"?