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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3349719" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>I went with two co-workers to Lexington yesterday (beautiful day - empty range), and came back with 70 pieces of once fired Hornady 6.5CM brass (fired from 3 rifles)</p><p></p><p>I gave them a clean, went through my standard process of de-priming, cleaning, etc. and then came the sizing die. My stupidity/ignorance was on full display, as I didn't re-adjust my die after I took it out to clean it the other day. I went through thinking that I had everything set correctly, and ran all my brass through that full length sizing die without even the notion to perhaps check it after the first round and confirm measurements, etc. Nope, I ran everything through. Only after beginning trimming, and using the Wilson Case Gauge, did I see that my head space was under the minimum because I had my FL sizing die set too deep (which is beyond stupid in retrospect - and I'm kicking myself for ignorance). Now I have 70 pieces of only once fired brass that I cannot size correctly because the head space is too far gone. Yeah, they're just barely under the min (.002-.004), but enough that I'm very displeased with myself. I've always been a stickler thus far, and really went slow and deliberately when measuring out primer, seating depths, etc. I just totally brain farted and now I have brass that's out of spec. I'm still new to reloading, and I just got put in my place.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]159195[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3349719, member: 24867"] I went with two co-workers to Lexington yesterday (beautiful day - empty range), and came back with 70 pieces of once fired Hornady 6.5CM brass (fired from 3 rifles) I gave them a clean, went through my standard process of de-priming, cleaning, etc. and then came the sizing die. My stupidity/ignorance was on full display, as I didn't re-adjust my die after I took it out to clean it the other day. I went through thinking that I had everything set correctly, and ran all my brass through that full length sizing die without even the notion to perhaps check it after the first round and confirm measurements, etc. Nope, I ran everything through. Only after beginning trimming, and using the Wilson Case Gauge, did I see that my head space was under the minimum because I had my FL sizing die set too deep (which is beyond stupid in retrospect - and I'm kicking myself for ignorance). Now I have 70 pieces of only once fired brass that I cannot size correctly because the head space is too far gone. Yeah, they're just barely under the min (.002-.004), but enough that I'm very displeased with myself. I've always been a stickler thus far, and really went slow and deliberately when measuring out primer, seating depths, etc. I just totally brain farted and now I have brass that's out of spec. I'm still new to reloading, and I just got put in my place. [ATTACH=full]159195[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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