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<blockquote data-quote="Svashtar" data-source="post: 3063823" data-attributes="member: 112241"><p>Sinclair, 21st Century, and APW also make TiNi coated no-lube mandrels. And I got two 21st Century black nitride expander turning mandrels that are even a step up, they are "hard as carbide and slick as graphite" according to the product description. Not necessary to lube them, but dunk them in some Redding dry lube and they slide through the case necks effortlessly.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like a nice setup you have. The only reason I would use an arbor press and inline seater over the Co-ax would be to add that cool PSI gauge you can get with the hydro press. I thought about it to have another level of consistency verification, but am getting excellent concentricity using mandrels and standard Redding Premium sizing and seating dies in a Co-ax. I don't see how an inline seating die could do better, even though it clearly is a better designed mousetrap.</p><p></p><p>Even with Inline Fab QD mounts everywhere I'm out of space anyway, with three presses and a brass prep bench, so I'm now limiting my purchases based on where they would sit, LOL!</p><p></p><p>P.S. I'd try your exact process with no bushings at all, just the mandrel, and I'm willing to bet you'd get the same results, especially considering you're annealing each time. </p><p></p><p>In re-reading your post I'm missing something important, but all your bushing work is undone when you use the mandrel, which is set to say .001 or .002" under bullet diameter. I don't see how going to a smaller bushing changes anything, the mandrel will blow it back out, so why bother? The only purpose the bushing is serving that I can see is to not overwork the brass when FL sizing. </p><p></p><p>No one else on three forums has been able to address this one point, so I'm hoping you'll educate me, thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Svashtar, post: 3063823, member: 112241"] Sinclair, 21st Century, and APW also make TiNi coated no-lube mandrels. And I got two 21st Century black nitride expander turning mandrels that are even a step up, they are "hard as carbide and slick as graphite" according to the product description. Not necessary to lube them, but dunk them in some Redding dry lube and they slide through the case necks effortlessly. Sounds like a nice setup you have. The only reason I would use an arbor press and inline seater over the Co-ax would be to add that cool PSI gauge you can get with the hydro press. I thought about it to have another level of consistency verification, but am getting excellent concentricity using mandrels and standard Redding Premium sizing and seating dies in a Co-ax. I don't see how an inline seating die could do better, even though it clearly is a better designed mousetrap. Even with Inline Fab QD mounts everywhere I'm out of space anyway, with three presses and a brass prep bench, so I'm now limiting my purchases based on where they would sit, LOL! P.S. I'd try your exact process with no bushings at all, just the mandrel, and I'm willing to bet you'd get the same results, especially considering you're annealing each time. In re-reading your post I’m missing something important, but all your bushing work is undone when you use the mandrel, which is set to say .001 or .002” under bullet diameter. I don’t see how going to a smaller bushing changes anything, the mandrel will blow it back out, so why bother? The only purpose the bushing is serving that I can see is to not overwork the brass when FL sizing. No one else on three forums has been able to address this one point, so I’m hoping you’ll educate me, thanks! [/QUOTE]
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