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Concentricity .. how important?
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<blockquote data-quote="gte901m" data-source="post: 1455750" data-attributes="member: 80740"><p>This is the method I have adopted for all my bottleneck rifles. Even 223 on a progressive press (body, collet, powder charge, benchrest seater).</p><p></p><p>Life is about compromise, and using two dies is less of a PIA to me than turning necks, lubing necks, and monkeying with an expander ball.</p><p></p><p>A honed Forester FL also works well, but you need to turn necks for best results, and you have to buy another die if you want to adjust neck tension. Bushing dies are an option, but the cost of the die and bushings get expensive (still have to uniform necks).</p><p></p><p>Lee sells different sized collect mandrels for $4, so neck tension changes are easy and affordable.</p><p></p><p>I'm not bashing any of the sizing methods; I've just settled on the body/collet.</p><p></p><p>I have an AR I call my junk yard dog; it's a hodgepodge of parts with a shillen barrel. I progressive load for it with range pick up brass sorted by headstamp, and it shoots 1/2"-3/4" groups all day long. Makes me laugh when other guys are using expensive brass with runout and tension issues because they are using a regular FL die and don't know what they are doing. I'm not bashing high end brass - I run Lapua and norma in my bolt guns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gte901m, post: 1455750, member: 80740"] This is the method I have adopted for all my bottleneck rifles. Even 223 on a progressive press (body, collet, powder charge, benchrest seater). Life is about compromise, and using two dies is less of a PIA to me than turning necks, lubing necks, and monkeying with an expander ball. A honed Forester FL also works well, but you need to turn necks for best results, and you have to buy another die if you want to adjust neck tension. Bushing dies are an option, but the cost of the die and bushings get expensive (still have to uniform necks). Lee sells different sized collect mandrels for $4, so neck tension changes are easy and affordable. I'm not bashing any of the sizing methods; I've just settled on the body/collet. I have an AR I call my junk yard dog; it's a hodgepodge of parts with a shillen barrel. I progressive load for it with range pick up brass sorted by headstamp, and it shoots 1/2"-3/4" groups all day long. Makes me laugh when other guys are using expensive brass with runout and tension issues because they are using a regular FL die and don't know what they are doing. I'm not bashing high end brass - I run Lapua and norma in my bolt guns. [/QUOTE]
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