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Reloading equipment question
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<blockquote data-quote="18whlsrolin" data-source="post: 1625835" data-attributes="member: 104384"><p>If you want to keep trimming case neck to a minimum then neck size. I have neck sizer dies from all manufacturers and actually really like Lees the best. I have multiple rifles/calibers with over 7 reloads without the bolt getting hard to close from neck sizing and almost no brass growth. also the Lee neck die requires no lube! You should still have a full length die though for eventualities. A cheap neck trimmer that works is Lyman eze trim and just buy the 7mm08 pilot that the kit doesn't come with. If you have a electric drill then it goes fairly quick. The Lee quick trim system was a huge disappoint for me. The Lee hand trimmer (similar to lyman) is decent. Lee manual deburing tools are effective and cheap. </p><p> You definitely don't have to tumble your brass. I like many others just use four ought steel wool. Takes a few seconds per piece of brass. Don't mess with the inside of the cases.</p><p> Lee classic single stage cast iron kit is a great deal. The only drawback to it is that you need to buy quick change bushings. Almost everyone's single stage is good. The Lee kit does come with primer tool.</p><p> Most kits come with a good manual scale and powder dump. A $10 manual powder trickler is very handy. </p><p> You definitely need calipers. Hornady has a cheap digital caliber for bout $30 that works great. </p><p> If you really want to reload as accurately as possible you need to know each bullets ogive overall length to the rifle lands so that you can adjust it. The hornady overall length gauge and the ogive comparitor kit have made this really easy and the results are undeniable. 15 thousands off lands seems to be ideal on average across 11 rifle calibers I reload for. Every bullets ogive can be different even if the overall length when loaded is the same. I have more than one rifle that if you load certain bullets to standard overall length spec for that caliber you will be jamming bullets into the rifle lands. </p><p> A cheap yet effective lube is 2 oz of lanolin oil diluted in 12-16oz of 93% alcohol from walmart.</p><p> Good luck, be safe and enjoy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="18whlsrolin, post: 1625835, member: 104384"] If you want to keep trimming case neck to a minimum then neck size. I have neck sizer dies from all manufacturers and actually really like Lees the best. I have multiple rifles/calibers with over 7 reloads without the bolt getting hard to close from neck sizing and almost no brass growth. also the Lee neck die requires no lube! You should still have a full length die though for eventualities. A cheap neck trimmer that works is Lyman eze trim and just buy the 7mm08 pilot that the kit doesn't come with. If you have a electric drill then it goes fairly quick. The Lee quick trim system was a huge disappoint for me. The Lee hand trimmer (similar to lyman) is decent. Lee manual deburing tools are effective and cheap. You definitely don't have to tumble your brass. I like many others just use four ought steel wool. Takes a few seconds per piece of brass. Don't mess with the inside of the cases. Lee classic single stage cast iron kit is a great deal. The only drawback to it is that you need to buy quick change bushings. Almost everyone's single stage is good. The Lee kit does come with primer tool. Most kits come with a good manual scale and powder dump. A $10 manual powder trickler is very handy. You definitely need calipers. Hornady has a cheap digital caliber for bout $30 that works great. If you really want to reload as accurately as possible you need to know each bullets ogive overall length to the rifle lands so that you can adjust it. The hornady overall length gauge and the ogive comparitor kit have made this really easy and the results are undeniable. 15 thousands off lands seems to be ideal on average across 11 rifle calibers I reload for. Every bullets ogive can be different even if the overall length when loaded is the same. I have more than one rifle that if you load certain bullets to standard overall length spec for that caliber you will be jamming bullets into the rifle lands. A cheap yet effective lube is 2 oz of lanolin oil diluted in 12-16oz of 93% alcohol from walmart. Good luck, be safe and enjoy! [/QUOTE]
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