Thread: Case prep issues

You say the cases are once or twice fired but not that they were fired in your rifle ? If they came from another rifle they may be out of spec for your chamber and need F/L sizing or at least a good shoulder set back. A body die ( or a trim die is cheaper ) is a good addition to the bench.

The trim die will let you do two operations at the same time ( size the case then run a file over it to trim back to length )