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FL die and lee collet, it don't work
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<blockquote data-quote="Blacktailer" data-source="post: 2356842" data-attributes="member: 111306"><p>Good point Feenix, I've been reloading for over 50 years and he is getting me confused.</p><p>First off, decide what you are trying to accomplish. Are you assembling hunting rounds where MOA is adequate or are you trying to achieve bench rest accuracy? To assemble MOA loads you don't need to go OCD.</p><p>Here is what I do for hunting loads and it has worked to get <.002 TIR on a number of calibers and usually .001.</p><p>First, unless I run into chambering difficulty and need to bump the shoulder (several firings) I use a Lee collet die because it gives me straight cases without having to use lube.</p><p>If shoulder bump is required, I FL size with a conventional die but take out the decap stem/expander and replace it with an assembly from a smaller caliber ie. a 270 stem in a 30-06 die. This lets me bump the shoulder and decap at the same time. I then replace the correct size expander stem bak into the FL die and run the case into the die just enough for the expander to size the neck (not all the way in). This expands the neck on the upstroke so you are pushing it over the expander, not pulling it down over the expander so the shell holder is supporting the case straighter. This gives minimal runout. If you are doing BR this method probably won't work for you. </p><p>BTW I also kept reading on the net about runout problems so got a gauge and found out my loads had been straight all along.</p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blacktailer, post: 2356842, member: 111306"] Good point Feenix, I've been reloading for over 50 years and he is getting me confused. First off, decide what you are trying to accomplish. Are you assembling hunting rounds where MOA is adequate or are you trying to achieve bench rest accuracy? To assemble MOA loads you don't need to go OCD. Here is what I do for hunting loads and it has worked to get <.002 TIR on a number of calibers and usually .001. First, unless I run into chambering difficulty and need to bump the shoulder (several firings) I use a Lee collet die because it gives me straight cases without having to use lube. If shoulder bump is required, I FL size with a conventional die but take out the decap stem/expander and replace it with an assembly from a smaller caliber ie. a 270 stem in a 30-06 die. This lets me bump the shoulder and decap at the same time. I then replace the correct size expander stem bak into the FL die and run the case into the die just enough for the expander to size the neck (not all the way in). This expands the neck on the upstroke so you are pushing it over the expander, not pulling it down over the expander so the shell holder is supporting the case straighter. This gives minimal runout. If you are doing BR this method probably won't work for you. BTW I also kept reading on the net about runout problems so got a gauge and found out my loads had been straight all along. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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