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Maybe dies do wear out
I just got a Mannlicher stocked Interarms Mark X 308. Looks near new.
First thing done was to track down some Weaver bases and mount my Leupold 2-7.
Got that done and tried some A-Zoom dummies through the action.
Dang things popped up without a clean catch in the claw extractor.
After a day or two of fuming, I thought maybe real rounds might be different.
I full length sized brass I had with an old RCBS die, and seated a dummu bullet.
This round caught the extractor ok. But the bolt would not close.
The bolt handle went halfway down to a solid stop. Extra force would make it go further.
The FL die is an RCBS dated 68. Been in the family a loooong time.
I made another dummy with a new factory round. Pulled bullet, dumped powder, and deprimed.
Seated another dummy bullet, and it chambered ok.
Went to Cabelas and bought a new die set (Hornady Custom)
Ran the RCBS resized case through the new Hornady.
Now it chambers.
Problem solved.
Anybody want an old FL die body?
I just got a Mannlicher stocked Interarms Mark X 308. Looks near new.
First thing done was to track down some Weaver bases and mount my Leupold 2-7.
Got that done and tried some A-Zoom dummies through the action.
Dang things popped up without a clean catch in the claw extractor.
After a day or two of fuming, I thought maybe real rounds might be different.
I full length sized brass I had with an old RCBS die, and seated a dummu bullet.
This round caught the extractor ok. But the bolt would not close.
The bolt handle went halfway down to a solid stop. Extra force would make it go further.
The FL die is an RCBS dated 68. Been in the family a loooong time.
I made another dummy with a new factory round. Pulled bullet, dumped powder, and deprimed.
Seated another dummy bullet, and it chambered ok.
Went to Cabelas and bought a new die set (Hornady Custom)
Ran the RCBS resized case through the new Hornady.
Now it chambers.
Problem solved.
Anybody want an old FL die body?