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Will very high polished finish on brass cause Excessive stress on bolt face?
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 485960" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>I had case separation once, many years ago. Problem was slightly large chamber, and too much FL sizing. After the smoke cleared, I used the bent paper clip trick to "feel" inside the cases..........sure enough, alot more of them were about to cause me the same headache. They were stretching/thinning right above the web. Some didn't have a ring on the outside, but there was a detectable groove on the inside. </p><p> </p><p>I bought a RCBS precision mic tool, then a neck die. Set up the FL die to just barely size the brass. Threw those cases away and started over............no more problems, avg of 8 fireings on the new cases (all 500 of them) before the barrel started to go south. This was a 220 Swift, which is kinda famous for case stretch.</p><p> </p><p>Don't know if this helps any or not, just offering some points to ponder.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>I like that, and nothing is more true than with coyotes! I swear, they have as many gears as we have bullets in the gun!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 485960, member: 21068"] I had case separation once, many years ago. Problem was slightly large chamber, and too much FL sizing. After the smoke cleared, I used the bent paper clip trick to "feel" inside the cases..........sure enough, alot more of them were about to cause me the same headache. They were stretching/thinning right above the web. Some didn't have a ring on the outside, but there was a detectable groove on the inside. I bought a RCBS precision mic tool, then a neck die. Set up the FL die to just barely size the brass. Threw those cases away and started over............no more problems, avg of 8 fireings on the new cases (all 500 of them) before the barrel started to go south. This was a 220 Swift, which is kinda famous for case stretch. Don't know if this helps any or not, just offering some points to ponder. I like that, and nothing is more true than with coyotes! I swear, they have as many gears as we have bullets in the gun!! [/QUOTE]
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