OK to resize loaded ammo?
11-06-2006, 08:24 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Altadena CA
Posts: 494
RE: OK to resize loaded ammo?
SUCCESS! All 400 rounds now chamber OK, and it only took about 2 hours of work. I lubed the cases well, used the full body die (thank you, big country!), and increased the depth slowly until the rounds chambered.
For those concerned about my safety, I appreciate your concern and advice, but note the following:
1. I removed the priming gear to eliminate any chance of the primer contacting anything but air.
2. I practiced on empty brass first. I coated the entire piece with magic marker to see where the die was contacting. Then I proceeded cautiously.
3. As mentioned in my original post, the rounds were just SLIGHTLY oversized, so I didn't need to squeeze them much. (I wasn't trying to turn live 30-06 rounds into .308s or anything.)
Thanks again for your input, gentlemen.
For those concerned about my safety, I appreciate your concern and advice, but note the following:
1. I removed the priming gear to eliminate any chance of the primer contacting anything but air.
2. I practiced on empty brass first. I coated the entire piece with magic marker to see where the die was contacting. Then I proceeded cautiously.
3. As mentioned in my original post, the rounds were just SLIGHTLY oversized, so I didn't need to squeeze them much. (I wasn't trying to turn live 30-06 rounds into .308s or anything.)
Thanks again for your input, gentlemen.
