30-30 headspacing

[HOGSLAYER]

Does anyone out there know if the 30-30 headspaces on the rim or the sholder?



Thanks
joe

[rickt300]

This is one round that it is better that it does headspace on the rim. I do set my dies so that both the shoulder and the rim come in contact with the barrel at the same time by turning out the size die till I can tell the neck sizing line is a bit off the shoulder.

[Jim Stacy]

I do pretty much like Rick does . I just back off the sizing die until the gun requires a snap to close it . I had thought that was against the shoulder since the cut out for the rim is deeper than the rim is thick . The same loading procedure that is reciommended for the 30 Herrett, a slight crush fit fore the shells against the shoulder and the rim against the breech face. Hope this helps.

[HOGSLAYER]

Thanks Guys
I think I will go as you say with a tight fit on the sholder area.
Joe

[Bug]

The way I have started setting my dies for the Contender pretty much echo what everyone else is doing. I just do it a bit differently. I use the barrel as a case guage. After firing brass in my chamber, I leave the expander stem out of the die, and  keep screwing the die in, and resizing the case, until almost all the neck portion is sized. Then I try the case in the chamber, using the unmounted barrel for a guage. Usually the case will sit about .002-.003" high. I keep going down on the die until the case just fits flush with the end of the barrel, and lock the die off there. Then reinstall the expander assembly, and try again. Sometimes you will have to screw the die down 1/8 of a turn more, to account for stretching as the case is pulled over the expander. This method works for me, and has eliminated any misfires, esp. in the 7TCU, which I had trouble with. Hope it helps.................Bug.