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Reloading
Another mandrel post.....help
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<blockquote data-quote="Wildstreak" data-source="post: 2735329" data-attributes="member: 109430"><p>When I started handloading I probably like most, I used a 2 die set that included a full length sizing die with an expander ball and a seating die. When I learned about neck bushing dies I made the switch pretty quickly, they made sense to me. I currently use Redding S-type 3 dies sets with a bushing neck sizer and separate body size die. Now it looks like a lot of folks are making the move to expander mandrels. As far as I can tell a mandrel and button do close to the same thing with the exception that a mandrel gives you size options to customize how much you want to open the neck and they size the neck on the downstroke as opposed to pulling up on the brass on the upstroke. But what I don't understand and maybe I am just an idiot (which is often the case) is I have seen/heard/read folks using both the mandrel and a bushing.</p><p></p><p>Why is this better? How do I determine what size mandrel to use?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wildstreak, post: 2735329, member: 109430"] When I started handloading I probably like most, I used a 2 die set that included a full length sizing die with an expander ball and a seating die. When I learned about neck bushing dies I made the switch pretty quickly, they made sense to me. I currently use Redding S-type 3 dies sets with a bushing neck sizer and separate body size die. Now it looks like a lot of folks are making the move to expander mandrels. As far as I can tell a mandrel and button do close to the same thing with the exception that a mandrel gives you size options to customize how much you want to open the neck and they size the neck on the downstroke as opposed to pulling up on the brass on the upstroke. But what I don't understand and maybe I am just an idiot (which is often the case) is I have seen/heard/read folks using both the mandrel and a bushing. Why is this better? How do I determine what size mandrel to use? [/QUOTE]
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