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.338 edge dies with micrometer top? and other edge related questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike6158" data-source="post: 347978" data-attributes="member: 1039"><p>I don't think that's what Defensive Edge is selling. I think the sizing die is a full length sizing die (for the .300 RUM body) with a bushing that lets you set the shoulder back for a .300 RUM yet let you size the neck for .338. The tapered expander ball is for the "necking up" part. It "should" make the expanding process smoother with less stretch and stress on the brass (just my thoughts). The neck diameter of the .338 RUM is .371 vs a neck diameter of .344 for the .300 RUM. I'm assuming that the .364 bushing is for proper neck tension for the .338 bullet.</p><p></p><p>The die set is a combo that DE sells and I'm sure you can get it from other places. I don't remember what DE charges for their dies but he doesn't inflate his prices from what I can tell. </p><p></p><p>I can see why people came up with the .338-300 vs just shooting the .338 RUM (aside from the fact that when the .338-300 first came a long the .338 RUM wasn't around... at least I don't think it was). The brass has a lot of similarities (shoulder angle, COL for similar weight rounds.) but the .300 RUM is just a little longer (more powder capacity).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike6158, post: 347978, member: 1039"] I don't think that's what Defensive Edge is selling. I think the sizing die is a full length sizing die (for the .300 RUM body) with a bushing that lets you set the shoulder back for a .300 RUM yet let you size the neck for .338. The tapered expander ball is for the "necking up" part. It "should" make the expanding process smoother with less stretch and stress on the brass (just my thoughts). The neck diameter of the .338 RUM is .371 vs a neck diameter of .344 for the .300 RUM. I'm assuming that the .364 bushing is for proper neck tension for the .338 bullet. The die set is a combo that DE sells and I'm sure you can get it from other places. I don't remember what DE charges for their dies but he doesn't inflate his prices from what I can tell. I can see why people came up with the .338-300 vs just shooting the .338 RUM (aside from the fact that when the .338-300 first came a long the .338 RUM wasn't around... at least I don't think it was). The brass has a lot of similarities (shoulder angle, COL for similar weight rounds.) but the .300 RUM is just a little longer (more powder capacity). [/QUOTE]
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