Ok, so I'm having issues with a Whidden 6.5 Creed bushing sizing die. Dies, were bought used. I have 10 once fired cases from my one rifle and about a 100 once fired cases that were gifted to me.
I started out with the once fired from my rifle, using the shoulder bump gauge included I'm at 1.520 to 1.522 on the Hornady brass. I set up the die and sized a few to 1.519 to start. The few I sized were consistent. Here's where to me it gets confusing I tried sizing some of the gifted Hornady brass and starting out they are 1.526ish they vary. But, ran through the dies they only go down to 1.523 and they vary depending on the starting length. So my main question is shouldn't they go all the way down to the 1.519?
I re adjusted the die to try to get the Gifted brass down to the 1.519 which I did, but when I tried one of the once fired from my rifle it pushed it clear down to 1.516. So I'm really confused at this point. It seams that it only sizes down .003-.004 from the starting length. I thought it was my calipers, so grabbing a new on from work to check it. I'm sure being new to reloading I'm over looking it, any advice is appreciated.
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I started out with the once fired from my rifle, using the shoulder bump gauge included I'm at 1.520 to 1.522 on the Hornady brass. I set up the die and sized a few to 1.519 to start. The few I sized were consistent. Here's where to me it gets confusing I tried sizing some of the gifted Hornady brass and starting out they are 1.526ish they vary. But, ran through the dies they only go down to 1.523 and they vary depending on the starting length. So my main question is shouldn't they go all the way down to the 1.519?
I re adjusted the die to try to get the Gifted brass down to the 1.519 which I did, but when I tried one of the once fired from my rifle it pushed it clear down to 1.516. So I'm really confused at this point. It seams that it only sizes down .003-.004 from the starting length. I thought it was my calipers, so grabbing a new on from work to check it. I'm sure being new to reloading I'm over looking it, any advice is appreciated.
Press is a Forester Coax