Thread: Problem with brass

Originally Posted by Larskramer

Half the brass was new, half fired I assume. I brought the rifle from one of our forum members. I have taken some measurements, the cartridge by the neck seems to differ. The ones that chamber are close to 0.536 inch, and another over that will not chamber, and the rest measure 0.539 inch upto 0.543 inch diameter at the same spot.

What would be the likely cause for this ?

So two more questions. Does the new brass chamber and the once fired stuff not? And did you resize the once fired brass yourself and if so how? I have a 7mm SAUM here so can do some measurements once we know what is going on.
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