Thread: 6.5x47 Lapua not chambering

I checked the shoulder which I only bump 0.003 from fired and this wasn't the problem. I found that the problem rounds have a measurement of 0.47035-45 at the base where as the new brass unfired was only 0.46925-35. That same new brass when fired and resized measured 0.46995 So it seems the base of the case is slowly increasing in diameter even though I have tried screwing the die to make hard contact with the shell holder and running them through. This is not something I have ever run into before.

I have a Redding .308 small base die measuring the brass i just resized it is .4663" so that would solve your problem, Ask the Clevedon guys I am sure one of them will have a small base .308 die I have used my .308 die to size 6mmBR .243 and 7mm08 the only problem you may have is the diameter of the shoulder on the 6.5x47 it could be to big to fit without being sized down.