Reloading for a Ruger 77

H

husqvarna

Member
Rating - 100%
5   0   0
Location
Edmonton,AB
I have been loading for my Husqvarna for many years and have had great success by only partially sizing my brass. I do this by backing off the sizing die about 1/8 inch. This sizes the neck but only slightly sizes the body. The loads chamber easily, shoot great and I have never experienced a problem.
When my son became of age, I got him a nice Ruger 30-06 and started to load for that rifle using the same procedure. Problem is the rounds will not chamber properly, and the bolt won't close without forcing it. I pulled all the bullets and full length resized all the brass, but they still chamber with difficulty. In addition, I am very meticulous in my loading. All brass is cleaned, de-burred and trimmed to proper length on a small lathe. Do Ruger rifles have a tight chamber? It shoots factory ammo just fine. If anyone has a suggestion, I would be very appreciative. Thanks for your time.
Chris
 
Chris; You may have to adjust that full-length sizing die so it bumps up quite hard to get the brass sized properly, especially if that Ruger has a chamber close to SAAMI minimum specs. My 300 Savage (Model 700 ClassiC) and my 8x57 are both like that, and I had a 22-250 that required that I take about .005" off the bottom of the die to get it to size the brass fired in another rifle sufficiently so it would chamber properly. Try adjusting your FL die down another 1/16th of a turn and see if that helps. Regards, Eagleye.
 
husqvarna said:
Eagleye...thanks for the info. Do you mean adjusting the die down even more...beyond the point where the shell holder makes contact with the base of the die?
Click to expand...

Yes, set your die to touch the shell holder, then run a case all the way in.
Check now to see if there's a slight space between the shell holder & the die!
I'll bet there is, on very tight chambers you may have to set the die so it bumps the shellholder after you have run the shell all the way into the die.
 
you probably have a chamber on the small side of tolerances, and a sizing die on the large set of tolerances.
 
You can also take some thickness off the shell holder so that it pushes the case up further into the die. I have a shaved down shell holder for those cases that need it and it's easier than trimming down the die.I took the shell holder I needed and put it upside down on a piece of sandpaper and after about 5 minutes of "sanding" I had a custom fit shell holder.:dancingbanana:
 
Thanks again for the info. Shaving down the shell holder a few thou makes a lot of sence to me. Just have to buy an extra one to use for my Dads .270 and my Husky where I don't have that problem.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom