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Rem. pump 30-06 . Do I need small base resize?
Bigoledude
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A very fine gentleman offered me a Remington model 760, pump action, 30-06 for only $200.00 dollars. I accepted the offer and it's headed my way now. Will "full length" dies be OK, or will I need to go with "small base" dies in order for it to feed smoothly?
Ray
Ray
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Emmett
Regular dies will work fine, just as long as they are Full length dies, and not neck sizing dies.
RCBS recommends small base dies for these rifles, so that's what I load with for hunting ammo.
I don't want to wait a year for bear season to come around and then have a mis-feed because I didn't take RCBS' advice or was too cheap to go the small base way.
All chambers aren't absolutely perfect or identical and you may have no trouble with regular dies. Do what you want, it's your call.
You probably will NEVER in your lifetime have a problem with factory ammo in a semi-auto, lever or slide action. It's made for them all, including bolt actions and single shots!
Emmett
The answer to your question is "maybe", as it realy depends on the chambering cut in your rifle. Will a standard FL sizing die work, probably (90% of the time). Will a SB FL die do the job, you betcha 100& of the time, but it's a lot of extra effort/expense if you don't need it. Buy the rifle (good price BTW), and try resizing a few rounds fired it it with your std die set to see if you need to spend the money.
BTW, the only difference between a SB and a std is that the SB sizes slightly closer to the rim/shell holder. This is accomplished by reducing the amount of lead in taper at the mouth of the die, and serves to bring the lowest portion of the shell (expansion ring area) back down.
Unlike what some people think, the SB die does not reduce the shoulder or body diameters or push the shoulder back and more/further than a std die does.
Emmett
Bigoledude: To answer your question you will most likely be fine with standard F.L. dies in your 760. I would try them first and see if your gun feeds properly before buying the S.B. -- The pumps are not as picky the semi-autos and if you need more extraction power just pull a little harder with your "Bigolearm".............[8D]