Thread: Incipient head seperation and a possible mitigation method.

Originally Posted by Dicko

I just adjust my fls die so the case fits in the chamber with a soft touch required on the bolt.

My cases last as long as my unbelted 06, .270, .308 brass.

Ignore the belt and size to the chamber or have I missed something?


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This has always been my approach as well regardless of belt or non belted case, in belted cases I have found that you will get decent brass life providing you don’t hot rod the shit out of your load. Over pressure loads will kill brass in 1 firing as I found out recently, I was given a bunch of once fired Sako rem mag brass by a mate and it had been loaded so hot the cases had expanded just above the belt and could not be sized back down.
I've also seen rem mag brass ruined in 2x firings by over sizing (bumping the shoulder too far back).

In short forget the belt, bump your shoulder till your brass just chambers and don't exceed pressure. Your brass will last fine, also annealing helps increase case life as well, I anneal after every firing with magnum cases.