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mccraggen":37qllfsn said:And full length sizing?
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I use a feeler gauge and try to keep .010" clearance between the base of my die and the shell holder. I do believe the manufactures instruction says to screw them down till they touch the shell holder and then back the die off a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring to maintain proper clearance.mccraggen":28hdq1fu said:I just go up till the shell holder touches the die
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truck driver":1t759g3e said:I use a feeler gauge and try to keep .010" clearance between the base of my die and the shell holder. I do believe the manufactures instruction says to screw them down till they touch the shell holder and then back the die off a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring to maintain proper clearance.mccraggen":1t759g3e said:I just go up till the shell holder touches the die
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Funny I have never measured the shoulders but keep an eye on how far the neck is sized in my dies an try to keep the die set were it sizes to the base of the neck. So I guess in reality the answer to your question is yes.TackDriver284":2k1u2nuj said:truck driver":2k1u2nuj said:I use a feeler gauge and try to keep .010" clearance between the base of my die and the shell holder. I do believe the manufactures instruction says to screw them down till they touch the shell holder and then back the die off a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring to maintain proper clearance.mccraggen":2k1u2nuj said:I just go up till the shell holder touches the die
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Do you bump the shoulders back a couple thousands or three?
jimbires":j6tn6p1r said:the difference I see between mild loads , and hot loads are primer pocket life . I full length size every time , with my die adjusted to bump the shoulder back about .002 or .003 " and get good brass life . I use the redding competition shell holder sets . if you buy a couple tools and learn how to adjust your full length sizing die you will be surprised how long brass will last . the guys on here can talk you through how to do this , or answer any question you might have on the video . this guy has excellent videos showing how it's done . second video down on the right is brass sizing . they are all worth watching .
https://www.wheeleraccuracy.com/videos
https://www.redding-reloading.com/onlin ... older-sets
SJB358":1rm9jm93 said:jimbires":1rm9jm93 said:the difference I see between mild loads , and hot loads are primer pocket life . I full length size every time , with my die adjusted to bump the shoulder back about .002 or .003 " and get good brass life . I use the redding competition shell holder sets . if you buy a couple tools and learn how to adjust your full length sizing die you will be surprised how long brass will last . the guys on here can talk you through how to do this , or answer any question you might have on the video . this guy has excellent videos showing how it's done . second video down on the right is brass sizing . they are all worth watching .
https://www.wheeleraccuracy.com/videos
https://www.redding-reloading.com/onlin ... older-sets
Without a danged doubt Jim. Once I have a FL die set for a specific rifle it NEVER gets touched again. .0015/.003 works for just about all of them. .0015/.002 for 06 and 308 based stuff, .003 for the WSM's and thick cases. Not an exact science on my part but CHS's are a thing of the past.
I use the Hornady LNL gauge system that everyone uses to measure BTO to take the measurement. Since it really doesn't matter what the measurement is since it is a fake number that doesn't mean anything I take that number as 1.234 from the case and then size it down till I get about 1.232" or so, give or take a thou or two depending on the chambering. Most of the time a .358 collet will fit over most cases till you get up in the 338 or larger then I use a .375 or .416 collet.. It works pretty well. I have the Larry Will's digital gauge but I always forget to the turn the darned thing off and smoke the battery :lol:
truck driver":9bslh5y4 said:Funny I have never measured the shoulders but keep an eye on how far the neck is sized in my dies an try to keep the die set were it sizes to the base of the neck. So I guess in reality the answer to your question is yes.TackDriver284":9bslh5y4 said:truck driver":9bslh5y4 said:I use a feeler gauge and try to keep .010" clearance between the base of my die and the shell holder. I do believe the manufactures instruction says to screw them down till they touch the shell holder and then back the die off a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring to maintain proper clearance.mccraggen":9bslh5y4 said:I just go up till the shell holder touches the die
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Do you bump the shoulders back a couple thousands or three?
SJB358":2f8shmdu said:FL sizing doesn’t hurt the brass as much as some think. I FL size EVERY bottle neck case I own. But I’m only touching the shoulder for about .001-.002 bump at most. I can’t wear out a case and I haven’t had a case head break off in a LONG time.