Here's my situation guys....
I've got 200 loaded rounds (Lupua .308 case/175 smk combo) set up for an auto loader I recently sold. I purchased a custom badger m2008 build cut for 175 SMK's. I figured I'd have to bump the shoulders back accordingly but found another issue. The portion of the case (closest to the case head) is approximately .005 wider then my chamber (rounds won't chamber). So, I figured a set of small base dies would remedy this issue. After running a few loaded rounds threw the SB die I noticed the portion of the case that does not enter the die was untouched (problem still exist).
my question: Can I simply sand down my shell holder to accommodate the last .04" (***edit*** not .125", that measurement is from the deck of the shell holder to the face) needed to fully resize the entire case? or will this cause some unforeseen amount of stress in the case structure and ultimately result in a case head separation?
Thanks for any feedback rendered here gents....
ps the Lupua cases only have 4X firings on them.
I've got 200 loaded rounds (Lupua .308 case/175 smk combo) set up for an auto loader I recently sold. I purchased a custom badger m2008 build cut for 175 SMK's. I figured I'd have to bump the shoulders back accordingly but found another issue. The portion of the case (closest to the case head) is approximately .005 wider then my chamber (rounds won't chamber). So, I figured a set of small base dies would remedy this issue. After running a few loaded rounds threw the SB die I noticed the portion of the case that does not enter the die was untouched (problem still exist).
my question: Can I simply sand down my shell holder to accommodate the last .04" (***edit*** not .125", that measurement is from the deck of the shell holder to the face) needed to fully resize the entire case? or will this cause some unforeseen amount of stress in the case structure and ultimately result in a case head separation?
Thanks for any feedback rendered here gents....
ps the Lupua cases only have 4X firings on them.