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6.5 x 47 Lapua Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1306852" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>Setting up a full-length die or body die for a shoulder bump of .001" is not as easy as it sounds. Your dies have 14 threads per inch, so each full turn advances the die .071". A lot of people will tell you to try sizing a case, and if the shoulder hasn't moved then do another 1/4 turn of the die and try again. This is far too coarse of an adjustment to get .001" of shoulder bump. It takes a little patience to do it right. Take good notes of how you get it set up so it can be repeated next time. </p><p></p><p>For a good set of dies that's simple to use and not terribly expensive I like the Redding Master Hunter dies. These sets have a regular full-length sizer and a micrometer seater. Forster has dies that are similar (and also very good), but for some reason they don't offer a set with the micrometer seater. You can buy them separately or get the set w/o micrometer. Their regular Benchrest seating die set is a good value if you don't want to pay for a micrometer. These dies still have the sleeve that keeps the case nice and straight as the bullet is seated. Forster's full-length sizers have a unique feature that I believe helps with concentricity: The expander is located way up high, so that the bottom of the neck is being expanded while the top of the neck is still held tightly in the die. Other brands have the expander down low and the brass is not supported during neck expansion.</p><p></p><p>Bushing dies have their place (I own a few). For beginners and anyone that likes to keep it simple I'd recommend a regular full-length sizing die. That's what I mostly use these days and they work very well, especially if you buy good quality brass to start with. If you neck-turn your brass the bushing dies are nice to have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1306852, member: 12193"] Setting up a full-length die or body die for a shoulder bump of .001" is not as easy as it sounds. Your dies have 14 threads per inch, so each full turn advances the die .071". A lot of people will tell you to try sizing a case, and if the shoulder hasn't moved then do another 1/4 turn of the die and try again. This is far too coarse of an adjustment to get .001" of shoulder bump. It takes a little patience to do it right. Take good notes of how you get it set up so it can be repeated next time. For a good set of dies that's simple to use and not terribly expensive I like the Redding Master Hunter dies. These sets have a regular full-length sizer and a micrometer seater. Forster has dies that are similar (and also very good), but for some reason they don't offer a set with the micrometer seater. You can buy them separately or get the set w/o micrometer. Their regular Benchrest seating die set is a good value if you don't want to pay for a micrometer. These dies still have the sleeve that keeps the case nice and straight as the bullet is seated. Forster's full-length sizers have a unique feature that I believe helps with concentricity: The expander is located way up high, so that the bottom of the neck is being expanded while the top of the neck is still held tightly in the die. Other brands have the expander down low and the brass is not supported during neck expansion. Bushing dies have their place (I own a few). For beginners and anyone that likes to keep it simple I'd recommend a regular full-length sizing die. That's what I mostly use these days and they work very well, especially if you buy good quality brass to start with. If you neck-turn your brass the bushing dies are nice to have. [/QUOTE]
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