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Brass sizing question
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<blockquote data-quote="whirlwindjml" data-source="post: 2088119" data-attributes="member: 19793"><p>I reread your OP and realize I missed a few things.</p><p></p><p>I just loaded a few for my brother with non bushing die. His 308 lapua brass with bullet measure. 338 and before seating his sized brass came in @ .327. That's fine for ave joe reloader but when your trying get good ES and SD you do need more controlled reloading techniques. His es was only 18fps on 8 shots which surprised me. I did use graphite on neck. I think when his bushing die comes hell do better.</p><p></p><p>If you measure loaded round and subtract. 001 then you have your bushing size. Some people like 2 or 3 thou tension for hunting.</p><p></p><p>I would skip the neck turn stuff. There's whole debates on it and there's plenty of top notch shooter who dont do it. For now skip it. I shot the group (pic) last week with a 338 lapua bushing size ..365 for .002 tension and didn't neck turn. That's a factory savage.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line. A bushing die. For now I would try the lee collet. Even on the sized brass you already did. The neck sizers are fine for 1 load but in the long run full length gives reliability (no stuck bolt ect).</p><p></p><p>And many people remove the expander ball. I personally do.</p><p></p><p>Thats what has worked well for me. For what its worth a bushing die with no bushing in it to bum shoulder .002 back and your lee collet on the neck may do wonders too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whirlwindjml, post: 2088119, member: 19793"] I reread your OP and realize I missed a few things. I just loaded a few for my brother with non bushing die. His 308 lapua brass with bullet measure. 338 and before seating his sized brass came in @ .327. That's fine for ave joe reloader but when your trying get good ES and SD you do need more controlled reloading techniques. His es was only 18fps on 8 shots which surprised me. I did use graphite on neck. I think when his bushing die comes hell do better. If you measure loaded round and subtract. 001 then you have your bushing size. Some people like 2 or 3 thou tension for hunting. I would skip the neck turn stuff. There's whole debates on it and there's plenty of top notch shooter who dont do it. For now skip it. I shot the group (pic) last week with a 338 lapua bushing size ..365 for .002 tension and didn't neck turn. That's a factory savage. Bottom line. A bushing die. For now I would try the lee collet. Even on the sized brass you already did. The neck sizers are fine for 1 load but in the long run full length gives reliability (no stuck bolt ect). And many people remove the expander ball. I personally do. Thats what has worked well for me. For what its worth a bushing die with no bushing in it to bum shoulder .002 back and your lee collet on the neck may do wonders too. [/QUOTE]
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