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cipherk98 30 Carbine Case Bulge Near... 06-11-2016, 07:17 PM
Parashooter Completely normal. Brass fine... 06-11-2016, 07:43 PM
Doco overboard Seems like the chamber has... 06-11-2016, 08:00 PM
Doco overboard Didn't think about the... 06-11-2016, 08:30 PM
browningautorifle I agree that there's no... 06-11-2016, 09:02 PM
Bruce McAskill The only thing to worry about... 06-12-2016, 01:51 PM
browningautorifle Absolutely correct. 06-12-2016, 02:19 PM
TDH I can't argue with the case... 06-12-2016, 02:46 PM
USGI I'm not following you on that... 06-13-2016, 02:30 AM
M94/14 As most everyone else has... 06-13-2016, 03:33 AM
Parashooter Unless I'm mis-reading, this... 06-13-2016, 11:15 AM
browningautorifle Seems to. I'd FL resize too,... 06-13-2016, 11:39 AM
M94/14 Yeah, now that I think of it,... 06-14-2016, 02:56 AM
USGI With your dies, is the... 06-14-2016, 12:17 PM
M94/14 Hi Bob Actually, the... 06-15-2016, 06:35 AM
browningautorifle What I think he was trying to... 06-13-2016, 10:42 AM
TDH That's what I meant to say 06-13-2016, 01:28 PM
cipherk98 Thanks for the advice... 06-13-2016, 05:54 PM
browningautorifle I've had friends bring me... 06-14-2016, 10:05 AM
browningautorifle The force is negligible with... 06-14-2016, 01:05 PM
Brian Dick Something I learned about... 06-14-2016, 02:57 PM
browningautorifle Yep, and the same for all... 06-14-2016, 05:50 PM
cipherk98 After many delays I finally... 06-28-2016, 05:08 PM
browningautorifle Good to hear, it's not wasted... 06-28-2016, 06:40 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Parashooter View Post
    Unless I'm mis-reading, this appears to advocate partial sizing. If so, that's not generally a great idea for self-loading arms. Should an over-large case stall while chambering, an out-of-battery "slamfire" may occur. Complete F-L sizing can help prevent this rare but serious consequence.
    Yeah, now that I think of it, not the best advice to have given a new handloader. I can get away with that procedure because my sizing die is a bit on the small side. The O.P.'s die may not be.
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