About grandpamac

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About grandpamac
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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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Retired

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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings all, I currently have two sets of .223 Rem sizing dies here so I thought it might be useful to compare their sized cases. I selected two once fired cases that had been fired in my old...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 09:03 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    My suggestion is that the cases may not be as alike as you think. The manufacturer may be the same but unless you bought the whole 200 at the same time and of the same batch there could be some...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 09:01 PM
  3. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings all, I currently have two sets of .223 Rem sizing dies here so I thought it might be useful to compare their sized cases. I selected two once fired cases that had been fired in my old...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 03:32 PM
  4. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings all, I currently have two sets of .223 Rem sizing dies here so I thought it might be useful to compare their sized cases. I selected two once fired cases that had been fired in my old...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 02:44 PM
  5. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Moa Hunter and all, No the shell holders are generally pretty good. The problem is with the tolerances between the chambers and dies. The maximum case needs to fit in the minimum chamber...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 02:42 PM
  6. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Padox, Congratulations you have identified the problem. My son lent me some Hornady headspace comparators and some sets of the Redding competition shell holders earlier this year. I had...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 02:41 PM
  7. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Moa Hunter and all, No the shell holders are generally pretty good. The problem is with the tolerances between the chambers and dies. The maximum case needs to fit in the minimum chamber...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 01:35 PM
  8. Sideshow
    Sideshow liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    My suggestion is that the cases may not be as alike as you think. The manufacturer may be the same but unless you bought the whole 200 at the same time and of the same batch there could be some...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 11:58 AM
  9. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Padox, Congratulations you have identified the problem. My son lent me some Hornady headspace comparators and some sets of the Redding competition shell holders earlier this year. I had...
    Liked On: 04-11-2022, 09:17 AM
  10. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings again, From your description I assume that you are using 130 grain cup and core projectiles. Looking at the data your pressure is around 48,000 CUP. This is well above the 40,000 CUP or...
    Liked On: 03-11-2022, 11:20 PM
  11. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    My suggestion is that the cases may not be as alike as you think. The manufacturer may be the same but unless you bought the whole 200 at the same time and of the same batch there could be some...
    Liked On: 03-11-2022, 10:51 PM
  12. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Padox, Magnum primers have negligible effect on the cause of head separations. In a chamber that is too long for the cartridge (or a cartridge that is too short for the chamber) the case...
    Liked On: 03-11-2022, 08:16 PM
  13. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Padox, Magnum primers have negligible effect on the cause of head separations. In a chamber that is too long for the cartridge (or a cartridge that is too short for the chamber) the case...
    Liked On: 03-11-2022, 04:54 PM
  14. Borris
    Borris liked post by grandpamac On thread : Case head separation imminent
    Greetings Padox, Magnum primers have negligible effect on the cause of head separations. In a chamber that is too long for the cartridge (or a cartridge that is too short for the chamber) the case...
    Liked On: 03-11-2022, 12:17 PM
  15. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by grandpamac On thread : Lee Enfields and the 30-40 Krag.
    Greetings All, Some time ago I mentioned that Din Collings had rebarrelled No4 Lee Enfield actions to 30-40 Krag using take out target barrels. I thought I would provide a little more info in case...
    Liked On: 30-10-2022, 06:22 AM

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