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Trouble with ETips - lack of tension
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 513783" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>A change of one thou makes a massive change in "tension."</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>"I recently read that lack of lube will lead to scraping the interior of the case neck. I've since started using Froggies recommendation to ditch the expander on reloaded brass. "</em></p><p> </p><p>The value of 'lubing' inside case necks is overstated by some web gurus. Fact is, no properly made expander is shaped so it can "scrape" the inside of a neck, they all have rolled edges. </p><p> </p><p>Some inside neck lubing can be nice at times but it's really not all that helpful and it's certainly not required. I've reloaded a long time and rarely do it, nor have I ever seen it more than occasionally mentioned in reputable sources of reloading instructions. </p><p> </p><p>I don't know Froggie but it sounds like you may have misunderstood what he said. Thing is, die makers pretty well know what's needed to produce good ammo and the expander is part of that formula, it's not useless trash. Unless you have some other way to insure a proper inside neck diemeter you may need that expander. That said, our bullets, case neck thickness and expanders all have tolerances that can stack the wrong way and brass hardness affects neck springback after sizing/expanding. So, IF you have other bullets that seat and hold well it would be hard to say the expander is doing anything wrong all by itself. ??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 513783, member: 9215"] A change of one thou makes a massive change in "tension." [I]"I recently read that lack of lube will lead to scraping the interior of the case neck. I've since started using Froggies recommendation to ditch the expander on reloaded brass. "[/I] The value of 'lubing' inside case necks is overstated by some web gurus. Fact is, no properly made expander is shaped so it can "scrape" the inside of a neck, they all have rolled edges. Some inside neck lubing can be nice at times but it's really not all that helpful and it's certainly not required. I've reloaded a long time and rarely do it, nor have I ever seen it more than occasionally mentioned in reputable sources of reloading instructions. I don't know Froggie but it sounds like you may have misunderstood what he said. Thing is, die makers pretty well know what's needed to produce good ammo and the expander is part of that formula, it's not useless trash. Unless you have some other way to insure a proper inside neck diemeter you may need that expander. That said, our bullets, case neck thickness and expanders all have tolerances that can stack the wrong way and brass hardness affects neck springback after sizing/expanding. So, IF you have other bullets that seat and hold well it would be hard to say the expander is doing anything wrong all by itself. ?? [/QUOTE]
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