Quote Originally Posted by loudandproud View Post




Also, one the casings are shot the first time, what Is the proper way to set up the resizing die? Should I just have it bump the shoulder back a hair, or not at all?



Thanks for any help guys, this is my first savage. Really excited to see what I can do with this build.
Got carried away with my "cute" reply and missed the second part of your question. My generally accepted way of working with headspace on the mags/reloading is.... new brassfire them to the chamber and I bump them a couple thou from then forward. With used brass it's a lot more variable.... I try to find a cartridge that will only chamber with a little effort, not shaving brass tight! I then bump it down a thou or so at a time till it chambers smooth and use it then as my "master" cartridge. I'm assuming in all this you have a way of accurately measuring the cartridges like the Hornady kit.