Thread: FL resized rounds wont chamber

Originally Posted by BenTheBuilder

I don’t mind remeasuring the powder. So happy to pull the pills out and crank the die down. What I can’t wrap my head around is that the case holder makes contact with the bottom of the die so how does cranking it down further change anything ?

If that's the case, try anyway get it to the point where the press doesn't reach full travel if you have to.

If it still won't chamber that tells you that the chamber the brass was previously fired in is bigger than yours in the base of the cartridge that doesn't get resized by the FL die due to the shell holder.

One solution to this and not one I'd recommend for most is to get a spare shell holder and thin it down slightly and try to get the brass chambering in your rifle. Then once chambering, fireform and use the normal shell holder thereafter.

Another solution is a small base die, which may work. Or simply another brand of die which may be of slightly different dimension.