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Posted: 3/9/2010 3:37:37 PM EDT
| Should fired brass fit in the gage just like sized brass does? I am thinking no, so could someone post a picture of what it is supposed to look like ? Or a description. |
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Depends on the caliber and the chamber from which the cartridge was fired. I use case gages for 45acp, 223, and 308. I know that brass from my 223 bolt gun will drop in the case gage and almost pass. Fired brass from the ARs will usually protrude a few thousandths.
FWIW I am using Dillion case gages. There are two steps on each end of the gage. The sized cartridge should fall betweeen the steps on both ends. I usually use my finger nail to determine if the case is higher or lower than each step. http://www.dillonhelp.com/xl650english2/pg29.htm |
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Sorry I am talking about 223 and I too am using a dillon gage. All fired from different AR-15's.
I am checking my loads and they all fit so then it dawned on me I should check a "bad" one to see what I am looking for , well they all look the same except for a little length, I mean a little. |
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Yes it will be very little if your rifle has a tight chamber. When I was first trying to get a feel for full length resizing rifle I used a 6" steel rule as a straight edge to compare the step height to the sized brass. Use somthing thin and flat to place on the end of the gage and look for light inbetween the gap. With the edge on the high step there should be light between the rule and the case head. The check the case head at the low step. The edge should rock across the case head to each side of the step.
Once you get a feel for it you can just use your eyes and fingernails, though I still use the steel rule from time to time. |
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That helps thanks. |
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My fired brass fits in the Dillon 223 case gauge The Dillon(or any drop-in rifle gauge) gauge doesn't gauge the body or neck size just head space and trim length. So yes all fired brass will fit in a case gauge, it's how much the case head sticks up above the cut notch in the top of the gauge that matters(should be in between the top and bottom of the notch after sizing). A drop-in pistol gauge is the only ones that measure case size to make sure you got all the flair out and the case the will chamber, it's made just like your pistol barrel unlike a rifle case gauge. |
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My fired brass fits in the Dillon 223 case gauge The Dillon(or any drop-in rifle gauge) gauge doesn't gauge the body or neck size just head space and trim length. So yes all fired brass will fit in a case gauge, it's how much the case head sticks up above the cut notch in the top of the gauge that matters(should be in between the top and bottom of the notch after sizing). A drop-in pistol gauge is the only ones that measure case size to make sure you got all the flair out and the case the will chamber, it's made just like your pistol barrel unlike a rifle case gauge. This explains exactly what I was questioning. I could not understand why my fired brass "fit" the gage but would not easily rechamber. Thanks you all for the help. |
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My fired brass fits in the Dillon 223 case gauge The Dillon(or any drop-in rifle gauge) gauge doesn't gauge the body or neck size just head space and trim length. So yes all fired brass will fit in a case gauge, it's how much the case head sticks up above the cut notch in the top of the gauge that matters(should be in between the top and bottom of the notch after sizing). A drop-in pistol gauge is the only ones that measure case size to make sure you got all the flair out and the case the will chamber, it's made just like your pistol barrel unlike a rifle case gauge. This explains exactly what I was questioning. I could not understand why my fired brass "fit" the gage but would not easily rechamber. Thanks you all for the help. I think everyone who goes from a pistol gauge to a rifle gauge does the same thing. I know I did. |
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