For those of you neck sizing only belted magnums are you using s type bushing dies or dies with expander mandrel. Thanks in advance for any help and replies.
For those of you neck sizing only belted magnums are you using s type bushing dies or dies with expander mandrel. Thanks in advance for any help and replies.
Thank you very much. That was the answer I was hoping for. Now, any advantage to the Redding Competition neck bushing die vs the standard neck bushing die?I prefer using the bushing dies because they reduce the number of sizing's by 50% improving brass life.
When using a expander, the dies size the brass down below the finished size and then the expander sizes it up to the correct dimension.
Nothing wrong with using the expander dies except the excessive sizing of the brass, Reducing brass life and increasing the annealing schedule. (More often).
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Thank you very much. That was the answer I was hoping for. Now, any advantage to the Redding Competition neck bushing die vs the standard neck bushing die?
For those of you neck sizing only belted magnums are you using s type bushing dies or dies with expander mandrel. Thanks in advance for any help and replies.
Yes... I size for the 300 WM and the 264 WM, and use bushing dies for both. For the 300 WM, I use the Competition Neck sizer, and for the 264 WM, I use the standard bushing "S" neck sizier - I would use a comp neck sizer for the 264 if the made them.
You don't need and should not use an expander with bushing sizing dies.
If you are using bushings, then using an expander works against you, because no matter what size bushing you use, the expander will make all necks the same size, so the expander negates the use of bushings - so if you want to use an expander, save money and buy a standard neck sizer... it will do the same thing.
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Another question is would you recommend neck sizing only for hunting rounds as long as the rounds still chamber well or FL size ?
Yes... there is no need to full size unless the cases are hard to chamber.
The ideal fit for a case, either for field shooting or match shooting, is when the bolt handle has some light resistance when it is half way down.
This will keep the case from stretching and prevent head separations, and reduce trimming to almost nothing, or nothing at all.