09-29-2018, 12:33 AM
soloelcap Wrote:Read my post more carefully. I'm not telling others to do this. I said you "may be able".
If you know what head space is and have the knowledge and tools to measure it, then based on what your brass, bolt and chamber dimensions are, compare new brass and after firing. If you think you have excessive head space, say it is .009 as DCM has said he "may be able" to bump the shoulder down on his new brass and use a .125 bolt that gets rid of that .009 head space.
I have 3 lots of new brass right here in front of me, Lapua, Hornady and Starline. The shoulder to base varies from each brand by .007. Do the math. Take what you have, measure it and figure it out. All bolts, brass and chambers are different by a few thousands here and there.
I run a .125 bolt with Lapua no bump, Hornady I bump. Starline the .136 bolt no bump. Go figure.
Of course I'm playing with fire, it comes out the end of the barrel.
Yea I get what your saying.
But I think I'm going to stay firm and say that mixing the bolts should be not done at all cost.
And I hope no one try's this, cause it just sounds like a dead end road to a mistake and a accident happing due to mixing up the brass.
Reason I'm basing this as unsafe as long time members here with more years doing their own handloads then I have been alive have said more then once don't mix the to different bolts.
Not hate you do what you feel is safe but, I don't feel this is safe and will advice others not to do this.