That's a good idea, Dan, and done.
I tried running the cases through the body die, and it did NOT take care of the problem. I painted up one round as Dan suggested and verified that the body diameter near the case head was the issue, just like Mule Deer suggested above. I doubt I would have thought of it before this thread began, but I happen to have FL die sets for several cartridges based on the '06 and decided to try them with the decapping stems removed. My .35 Whelen sizing die didn't do the trick, but my .280 Remington die did.
So, several things learned here, and that in itself would be worthwhile but I actually found a solution to the immediate problem...and even got to take the easy way out!
Thanks fellas.
