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    Just be aware that to tight is just as bad or worse than too loose. The .064 to .074 allows for rim thickness which does vary quite a lot.
    If reloading for more than one rifle keep the brass for each rifle separate from the others use a LEE Neck sizing die only until a Full length sizing is required then only the minimum amount needed to chamber testing for case head separation before each reloading. That is before primer ,powder, projectile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bindi2 View Post
    Just be aware that to tight is just as bad or worse than too loose. The .064 to .074 allows for rim thickness which does vary quite a lot.
    If reloading for more than one rifle keep the brass for each rifle separate from the others use a LEE Neck sizing die only until a Full length sizing is required then only the minimum amount needed to chamber testing for case head separation before each reloading. That is before primer ,powder, projectile.
    That is a very valid point - setting your headspace 'tight' to work with a SAAMI case with a 58 thou rim, then try and use a 'proper' military spec round with a 63 thou rim and you'll not be able to close the bolt
    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    I think segregating brass is worthwhile if you shoot multiple 303 rifles regularly and if you don’t have large supplies of brass.

    I have one set of brass for a rifle I shoot regularly and size gently, and another set that gets full length sized and used in whatever rifle. Those cases give fewer reloads, but it’s convenient and I have lots of brass.

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    I used to separate my brass then just neck size, but when you have a number of 303's your fueling it gets tedious.
    What I found is my reloads whilst close to the MKVII specs they are not hot by any means and still fairly accurate good enough to win a 3 range multi-position match anyway.

    I FLS all of them now but have found annealing them before sizing with my AMP machine seems to work in relation to brass longevity as it has been a fair while since I had a H/Sep probably get one this w/end but one always carries a B/C extractor.
    Some rifles do seem to have a maybe slightly larger chamber as exhibited by a ring just above the web of the fired case I am fairly lucky as none of my shooters exhibit this fact.

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