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14 April 2011, 01:46
colonel3006
newbie reloading question
I just started reloading for the first time last week and am having a bit of a issue. After full length resizing my once fired winchester brass it chambers fine but the bolt is very stiff to close.I also bought some new remington brass and it works great.I reloaded the remington brass 3 times thinking it might do the same with stiff bolt but every time it is fine.What would be the reason for this as I am doing everything the exact same with both brands.
14 April 2011, 02:04
jam70
check the lengh of the resized brass, and the lengh of the finished round, be sure both are in spec, i'd start there,
14 April 2011, 02:15
joe25/06
Sounds like the Winchester brass may have stretched beyond OAL max.. Check and see.
14 April 2011, 02:22
colonel3006
the length of resized brass and finished round are the exact same in both rounds.I am reloading for .243 case length after resized and cut are 2.035 and finished are 2.655.
14 April 2011, 02:55
rcamuglia
Screw the sizing die down on the shell holder till it contacts it with the ram in the fully "up" positon. Lower the ram. Screw the die down in tiny increments till the ram begins to "cam over".

Size a case and see if it fits the chamber.

If it does with a slight "crush fit" you're good.

If it won't chamber without force, screw the die down a little more and repeat
14 April 2011, 06:15
plainsman456
Sounds like you need to bump the shoulder a little.
14 April 2011, 08:10
SR4759
Try sizing your WW brass, then retact the press ram and spin the case 1/2 turn without pulling it over the expander ball. Then size again slowly and let the ram dwell at the top of the stroke for a few seconds. If that works your die needs to be set slightly lower.
14 April 2011, 22:24
Bear in Fairbanks
Yup!! I'd guess either they need trimming - which I really doubt. Or, the shoulder needs to be set back a skosh. I'd suggest rcamuglia's solution. I don't think your die is properly adjusted.
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