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Finer Points of Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Eeegadd" data-source="post: 2326073" data-attributes="member: 118717"><p>1) Wet tumble to clean inside of brass and primer pocket for case capacity consistency and to skip primer pocket cleaning.</p><p>2) Anneal .... you will hear different things but I anneal every time. Who's right? I don't know.</p><p>3) Full size with .002 bump. Watch youtube Eric Cortina video if needed, Neck thickness varies so I turn my necks 1x to .012 thickness and use a bushing that's .003-.004 small in the full size die then mandrel as a last step for exact consistency. Neck turning isn't totally exact so you will get at least a .0005 varience. There are competitive shooters that don't neck turn and just mandrel. Eric Cortina does so I do. If you don't neck turn, just check tension consistency and you should be fine.</p><p>4) debur and trim as needed</p><p>5) mandrel</p><p>6) dry tumble to remove lube.</p><p></p><p>For powder I decided to go cheaper for now and I use 2 digital scales. 1 is .05 gr consistent and the other is .002. I've found that they can vary slightly and change through out the loading process. THe 2nd scale checks the first scale and every now and then you have to rezero one or both. Sometimes, even the slightest thing like putting the brass in a case is felt by the scale and will change the charge weights slightly over the process. It's easy to tell when both scales are in unison. Some day I might get the v4 but for now I'll save the $1,000. In long range powder tests I've investigated, slight changes in powder weight will cause something like 5-7 inch variance at beyond 1200 yards plus.... approximate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eeegadd, post: 2326073, member: 118717"] 1) Wet tumble to clean inside of brass and primer pocket for case capacity consistency and to skip primer pocket cleaning. 2) Anneal .... you will hear different things but I anneal every time. Who's right? I don't know. 3) Full size with .002 bump. Watch youtube Eric Cortina video if needed, Neck thickness varies so I turn my necks 1x to .012 thickness and use a bushing that's .003-.004 small in the full size die then mandrel as a last step for exact consistency. Neck turning isn't totally exact so you will get at least a .0005 varience. There are competitive shooters that don't neck turn and just mandrel. Eric Cortina does so I do. If you don't neck turn, just check tension consistency and you should be fine. 4) debur and trim as needed 5) mandrel 6) dry tumble to remove lube. For powder I decided to go cheaper for now and I use 2 digital scales. 1 is .05 gr consistent and the other is .002. I've found that they can vary slightly and change through out the loading process. THe 2nd scale checks the first scale and every now and then you have to rezero one or both. Sometimes, even the slightest thing like putting the brass in a case is felt by the scale and will change the charge weights slightly over the process. It's easy to tell when both scales are in unison. Some day I might get the v4 but for now I'll save the $1,000. In long range powder tests I've investigated, slight changes in powder weight will cause something like 5-7 inch variance at beyond 1200 yards plus.... approximate. [/QUOTE]
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