Partial Sizing of Bottle-Neck Cases?

[Adam Helmer]

Ol' Joe,

Thanks for the concurrance. I size for specific rifles by having them at the bench to "Tell" me when the case is sized just enough.

The instructions with most reloading dies instruct to set the resizer die down to the shell holder and then move the lever and give it a quarter turn more. NO, No, No: that is far too much and with the .303 British and the 7mm RM will give case separations on the next one or two firings! Each gun is an individual and requires individual sizing.

One more thing: Be sure to put a dated loading slip in each box of reloads with all the loading data for future reference. Be sure to state if it is the 1st, 2nd or 3rd loading and date of last case trimming.

Adam