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Offline briannmilewis

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Naive headspace question
« on: September 11, 2009, 04:57:06 PM »
If a rimmed cartridge is headspaced off the rim, and a rimless cartridge is headspaced off the shoulder, does that mean by definition there can be no such thing as a rimless straight-walled case, because there is nowhere to headspace off?

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Re: Naive headspace question
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 05:13:00 PM »
Rimless straight-walled cases headspace off the case mouth.  .45ACP, 9mm, and more all headspace this way.

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Re: Naive headspace question
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 05:30:51 PM »
 Never mind, I found the answer to my question from Chuck Hawks.
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Re: Naive headspace question
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 06:47:16 PM »
Quote from: JustaShooter on September 11, 2009, 05:13:00 PM
Rimless straight-walled cases headspace off the case mouth.  .45ACP, 9mm, and more all headspace this way.

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Alright, I knew there was something I was missing, I usually do not think in terms of semi-auto pistol rounds. That's why...
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Re: Naive headspace question
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2009, 02:22:43 AM »
Quote from: briannmilewis on September 11, 2009, 06:47:16 PM
Alright, I knew there was something I was missing, I usually do not think in terms of semi-auto pistol rounds. That's why...

'S OK, nobody knows it all (though some think they do!)  That's why we come here - to ask what we don't and answer what we do.

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