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Turned neck clearance.

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:29 pm
by Ovenpaa
I have a .312 neck chamber and need to neck turn brass to suit for a 7mm, does anyone have a view on how much clearance to leave between the neck and chamber?

I was thinking with a .284 bullet + neck thickness of maybe 12.5thou to give 3thou total/1.5thou all round, or does this sound a bit tight? This is for an F Open rifle similar to a 7mm SAUM but with a different shoulder angle.

Cheers

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:02 am
by RAVEN
3+thou is fine
I run .312 reamer case loaded .308
I believe that the larger 7mm cal prefer a little more clearance than the 6mms
Cheers
RB :)

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:25 pm
by RDavies
Yes, .003" is what I have switched to in my 6mm and 7mm.
.002 or tighter gave problems with verticle. (occaisional velocity spikes)

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:44 pm
by Ovenpaa
Three thou it is then, many thanks for your replies.