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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1408161" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>I polish my expanders, and use graphite to lube the inside of my case necks. And using a expander is not the end of the world like many people think.</p><p></p><p>Below is a brand new RCBS expander that badly needs polished.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5Rqdvuh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Whidden custom dies have expanders and at the Whidden website they sell expander kits with five expanders from bullet diameter to .004 under bullet diameter to control neck tension.</p><p></p><p>And Redding recommends using the expander with their bushing dies if you do not neck turn your cases.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, polish the expander and dry lube your case necks with powdered graphite and you will not have to "jerk" the expander through the neck.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CH3epH9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Note, I wet tumble my cases and this removes the carbon from inside the case neck. And graphite powder is nothing more than very fine powdered carbon. And using a expander will smear a fresh coat of carbon inside the case neck. And the powdered graphite will also make the inside of the neck slicker than snot on a door knob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1408161, member: 28965"] I polish my expanders, and use graphite to lube the inside of my case necks. And using a expander is not the end of the world like many people think. Below is a brand new RCBS expander that badly needs polished. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/5Rqdvuh.jpg[/IMG] Whidden custom dies have expanders and at the Whidden website they sell expander kits with five expanders from bullet diameter to .004 under bullet diameter to control neck tension. And Redding recommends using the expander with their bushing dies if you do not neck turn your cases. Bottom line, polish the expander and dry lube your case necks with powdered graphite and you will not have to "jerk" the expander through the neck. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/CH3epH9.jpg[/IMG] Note, I wet tumble my cases and this removes the carbon from inside the case neck. And graphite powder is nothing more than very fine powdered carbon. And using a expander will smear a fresh coat of carbon inside the case neck. And the powdered graphite will also make the inside of the neck slicker than snot on a door knob. [/QUOTE]
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