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<blockquote data-quote="kraky2" data-source="post: 69767" data-attributes="member: 3532"><p>7mm--You will have fun with the runnout gauge. Below I will copy how I "tune" my dies. You can start buying those fancy dies if you want but you can make fantastic ammo with the dies you already own. I can tell from your posts that you are "thirsting for reloading knowledge" and you will pick up alot in the forums and by possibly "buddying up" with an experienced reloader. This knowledge as you pick it up will get you to the higher levels of accuracy more efficiently than just investing in the best equipment. --Here's my comparison---Tiger Woods will kick the *** off most any golfer using a set of K-mart irons---but if you or I pick up the very best set of clubs we really won't see an improvement till we master the funamentals!!</p><p></p><p>Anyhow--here's the copy of my post on tuning dies!</p><p></p><p>My $.02 worth---ALL dies with expander balls need tuning. Think about it...a piece of typing paper is .003" thick--what are the odds that the expander is not PERFECTLY centered in a die??? Pretty good I'd say. Pull the expander stem out of the die (and now is a good time to clean the inside of the die). Run about 5 brass into the die and see if they come out concentric. If they do (and usually they will) you now have to try and get that stem centered on re-assembly. A great way that helps is to put a piece of very concentric brass up into the die to hold the stem in place as you tighten it down. Sometimes this takes 2 people unless you have 3 or 4 hands. AFter reassembly try sizing some brass and check runnout. If not good then do very small turns of the expander stem--probably 1/32 of a turn at a time. Resize some brass and repeat the small turns. At some point I can almost guarantee that you will get GREAT RUNNOUT CONSISTANTLY. (Somehow, someway the expander spindle will hit almost perfect centering in the die body) I have many dies that consistantly make less than .002" runnout after sizing with most of the brass at .001" and less. I own, hornady, redding, forester, rcbs, and lee dies. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN TUNED and most make fantastic ammo and all make good ammo!! I have never ever got a set of dies from any factory that made as good of ammo as those that I have done this simple work with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kraky2, post: 69767, member: 3532"] 7mm--You will have fun with the runnout gauge. Below I will copy how I "tune" my dies. You can start buying those fancy dies if you want but you can make fantastic ammo with the dies you already own. I can tell from your posts that you are "thirsting for reloading knowledge" and you will pick up alot in the forums and by possibly "buddying up" with an experienced reloader. This knowledge as you pick it up will get you to the higher levels of accuracy more efficiently than just investing in the best equipment. --Here's my comparison---Tiger Woods will kick the *** off most any golfer using a set of K-mart irons---but if you or I pick up the very best set of clubs we really won't see an improvement till we master the funamentals!! Anyhow--here's the copy of my post on tuning dies! My $.02 worth---ALL dies with expander balls need tuning. Think about it...a piece of typing paper is .003" thick--what are the odds that the expander is not PERFECTLY centered in a die??? Pretty good I'd say. Pull the expander stem out of the die (and now is a good time to clean the inside of the die). Run about 5 brass into the die and see if they come out concentric. If they do (and usually they will) you now have to try and get that stem centered on re-assembly. A great way that helps is to put a piece of very concentric brass up into the die to hold the stem in place as you tighten it down. Sometimes this takes 2 people unless you have 3 or 4 hands. AFter reassembly try sizing some brass and check runnout. If not good then do very small turns of the expander stem--probably 1/32 of a turn at a time. Resize some brass and repeat the small turns. At some point I can almost guarantee that you will get GREAT RUNNOUT CONSISTANTLY. (Somehow, someway the expander spindle will hit almost perfect centering in the die body) I have many dies that consistantly make less than .002" runnout after sizing with most of the brass at .001" and less. I own, hornady, redding, forester, rcbs, and lee dies. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN TUNED and most make fantastic ammo and all make good ammo!! I have never ever got a set of dies from any factory that made as good of ammo as those that I have done this simple work with. [/QUOTE]
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