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6.5 cm lapua brass- ever seen this?
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<blockquote data-quote="Schnyd112" data-source="post: 1493768" data-attributes="member: 90453"><p>So I am sending my die in to get honed out to .289 in the neck but I can't do it until the end of November. Right now I am seeing .284-.285 necks right now when I size brass without the expander. I also want to try and size without the expander and just use a mandrel if I need to expand the necks.</p><p></p><p>I want to full length size, especially if I am dealing with a sloppy chamber, because it is a competition rifle and I want to start from the same spot every time. I just haven't seen the advantage to neck sizing and body sizing in different steps. No matter what, you eventually need to full length size and start over.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to buy new dies because I am not super impressed with the creedmoor and my next barrel will be something else.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If I were shooting something where I was changing the shoulder angle or moving it forward or changing caliber I would think the same thing. I would not think am failing to fully form the brass to the chamber as it already starts very close to final dimensions every way I can measure it.</p><p></p><p>I have 5 new pieces that I have expanded the necks on a mandrel and won't full length size for a few firings, just to see. Neck tension is a little light but they will be single shot and are just an experiment.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't have the Redding shell holders but I do have several that are about .004 apart. It's not perfect, I can't adjust and get a reading between 1.535" and 1.537" it is one or the other, but I am getting consistent measurements. I would like to try a different tool/comparator to measure the shoulder if anyone has a suggestion. I am not sure I fully trust the hornady tool, it seems too universal to give a consistent measurement to the thousandth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schnyd112, post: 1493768, member: 90453"] So I am sending my die in to get honed out to .289 in the neck but I can’t do it until the end of November. Right now I am seeing .284-.285 necks right now when I size brass without the expander. I also want to try and size without the expander and just use a mandrel if I need to expand the necks. I want to full length size, especially if I am dealing with a sloppy chamber, because it is a competition rifle and I want to start from the same spot every time. I just haven’t seen the advantage to neck sizing and body sizing in different steps. No matter what, you eventually need to full length size and start over. I don’t want to buy new dies because I am not super impressed with the creedmoor and my next barrel will be something else. If I were shooting something where I was changing the shoulder angle or moving it forward or changing caliber I would think the same thing. I would not think am failing to fully form the brass to the chamber as it already starts very close to final dimensions every way I can measure it. I have 5 new pieces that I have expanded the necks on a mandrel and won’t full length size for a few firings, just to see. Neck tension is a little light but they will be single shot and are just an experiment. I don’t have the Redding shell holders but I do have several that are about .004 apart. It’s not perfect, I can’t adjust and get a reading between 1.535” and 1.537” it is one or the other, but I am getting consistent measurements. I would like to try a different tool/comparator to measure the shoulder if anyone has a suggestion. I am not sure I fully trust the hornady tool, it seems too universal to give a consistent measurement to the thousandth. [/QUOTE]
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