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Do I need FL sizing die?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 748126" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>I'm in agreement with Bullet Bumper, and follow his route.</p><p></p><p>Once my cases are fully fireformed(via partial NS only with 3-4 firings), I measure & cull by H20 capacity. Within a couple firings it'll be time to bump ~30deg shoulders 1thou(higher angles = less often, if ever). My bump is with Redding body dies, or if chamber/die mismatch, I go to JLC Precision custom body dies. I partial NS using Wilson & nitrided bushings. Some of my Wilsons were blanks cut with my reamers.</p><p></p><p>I have never had to replace a piece of brass. With my loads, dies, chambers, & this sizing, it lasts forever. Given this, I don't lose any sleep keeping ~120 perfect cases per 1,000 measured, and further culling out ~20-30 from ~120 due to H20 capacity departures. I get 80 or so cases that match in capacity,, will always match, and they will not grow in loaded runout.</p><p>I also never need to re-trim(which is one reason my cases remain matching in capacity).</p><p></p><p>For those who think FL sizing is a shortcut; it's not always. Not in the long run.</p><p>Here I'm talkin about actual FL sizing(not body/bushing sizing) and not FL sizing with a custom die(which could be excellent). Just off the shelf FL dies, which lead to continual trimming.</p><p>These, I will never use.</p><p></p><p>And running extreme pressure loads?</p><p>Everything comes with a price, and I chose to stay away from this.</p><p>I know these loads work around other tough issues, and if I were a PB BR competitor, I'd go this route also.</p><p>But with larger cartridges the price returns more pain than gain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 748126, member: 1521"] I'm in agreement with Bullet Bumper, and follow his route. Once my cases are fully fireformed(via partial NS only with 3-4 firings), I measure & cull by H20 capacity. Within a couple firings it'll be time to bump ~30deg shoulders 1thou(higher angles = less often, if ever). My bump is with Redding body dies, or if chamber/die mismatch, I go to JLC Precision custom body dies. I partial NS using Wilson & nitrided bushings. Some of my Wilsons were blanks cut with my reamers. I have never had to replace a piece of brass. With my loads, dies, chambers, & this sizing, it lasts forever. Given this, I don't lose any sleep keeping ~120 perfect cases per 1,000 measured, and further culling out ~20-30 from ~120 due to H20 capacity departures. I get 80 or so cases that match in capacity,, will always match, and they will not grow in loaded runout. I also never need to re-trim(which is one reason my cases remain matching in capacity). For those who think FL sizing is a shortcut; it's not always. Not in the long run. Here I'm talkin about actual FL sizing(not body/bushing sizing) and not FL sizing with a custom die(which could be excellent). Just off the shelf FL dies, which lead to continual trimming. These, I will never use. And running extreme pressure loads? Everything comes with a price, and I chose to stay away from this. I know these loads work around other tough issues, and if I were a PB BR competitor, I'd go this route also. But with larger cartridges the price returns more pain than gain. [/QUOTE]
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