#24 Postby XCALIBRE » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:54 pm
Seddo, as Alan said, run up two firings before going into the nitty gritty.
Sometimes it is surprising the variences in new case wall thickness and hardness. Two firings help iron out these variences in neck and shoulder alignment and then give the oppurtunity to give a good account of neck tension that may require brass annealing before going further. Some Lapua batches have a prepondancy to be harder than others and can grip the bullet more tightly, then shoved into a tight chamber can give a good jump in pressure putting the bullet where you don't want it! Once done, refinement
of actual seating pressure and depth can be made consistant.
F TROOP, SHOOTING F CLASS.