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Advanced Load Development and Reloading Practices
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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2331262" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>I haven't used an X die yet, but to my understanding is more of a die that keeps the case from growing. It still uses and expander to size the neck. The mandrel is up top and the neck forms around it at full press stroke and bottoms out at the mouth to keep the neck held in place and from flowing outward like it would with most FL sizing dies. You trim the cases down an initial .020" and then allegedly never have to trim again. If they work, they'd be a nice die to use, but I'd remove the expander still and still run an actual neck mandrel through the case afterwards. </p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of the stem of the X die:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]309686[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2331262, member: 106845"] I haven’t used an X die yet, but to my understanding is more of a die that keeps the case from growing. It still uses and expander to size the neck. The mandrel is up top and the neck forms around it at full press stroke and bottoms out at the mouth to keep the neck held in place and from flowing outward like it would with most FL sizing dies. You trim the cases down an initial .020” and then allegedly never have to trim again. If they work, they’d be a nice die to use, but I’d remove the expander still and still run an actual neck mandrel through the case afterwards. Here’s a pic of the stem of the X die: [ATTACH type="full"]309686[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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