I am brand new to reloading and just started prepping some brass. My set up is a Forster Co-Ax press and Redding Type-S full length sizing die with a .289 bushing installed. I am using once fired 6.5cm Prime brass. For case lube I am using imperial sizing die wax.
Before I started, I used a Hornady headspace gauge to measure from the base of a few cases to their datum line. The measurement I took, on several cases, was 1.581". Since these reloads are for a GAP-10, I aimed for a .003" shoulder set back. Once I was able to reproduce a measurement of 1.578", I locked the die down with the Forster lock ring.
I continued to measure each case after I ran them through the sizing die and noticed some variances from case to case. The cases I measured after going through the die ranged anywhere from 1.5765" to 1.578".
I made sure I was applying a thin coat of wax to just the case body and not the shoulder or neck. I believe I am being consistent on my strokes with the press. Is this normal or acceptable?
Before I started, I used a Hornady headspace gauge to measure from the base of a few cases to their datum line. The measurement I took, on several cases, was 1.581". Since these reloads are for a GAP-10, I aimed for a .003" shoulder set back. Once I was able to reproduce a measurement of 1.578", I locked the die down with the Forster lock ring.
I continued to measure each case after I ran them through the sizing die and noticed some variances from case to case. The cases I measured after going through the die ranged anywhere from 1.5765" to 1.578".
I made sure I was applying a thin coat of wax to just the case body and not the shoulder or neck. I believe I am being consistent on my strokes with the press. Is this normal or acceptable?