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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1319669" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>Actually I have many type gauges to measure my cases and know how much the dies work the brass.</p><p></p><p>And far as my<em> "ignorance of what the dies actually do to the cases"</em> below are just some of the .223 dies I tested. And the expander in my Forster .223 full length die only works the neck .003 with Lake City brass. And this is nothing compared to how much the neck expands in a standard SAAMI chamber when fired.</p><p></p><p>And far too many people do not even know how much their dies size the body and neck of their cases. Case neck thickness, neck diameter of the die and expander diameter govern how much the die works the brass.</p><p></p><p>And again using a expander is not the end of the world, and a expander is included with Redding bushing dies to make the inside of the neck uniform with unturned brass.</p><p></p><p>Below is from the Whidden custom die website about their expander kits.</p><p></p><p><em>The Whidden Gunworks Expander Balls typically allow the shooter the opportunity to adjust the neck tension from .001″ to .005″. The Expander Ball Kit comes with five Expander Balls. Each kit includes an Expander of the chosen caliber and decreases in size by .001″. Example: If an Expander Ball Kit for .243 caliber is ordered, the kit would include Expander Ball sizes .243, .242, .241, .240 and .239.</em></p><p></p><p>If you like using the Lee collet die and sizing your cases twice then good for you. I just can't make myself like using the Lee collet die and I have several gathering dust. And the Forster die below produces the least amount of neck runout of any of the dies I tested.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/pltdloo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1319669, member: 28965"] Actually I have many type gauges to measure my cases and know how much the dies work the brass. And far as my[I] "ignorance of what the dies actually do to the cases"[/I] below are just some of the .223 dies I tested. And the expander in my Forster .223 full length die only works the neck .003 with Lake City brass. And this is nothing compared to how much the neck expands in a standard SAAMI chamber when fired. And far too many people do not even know how much their dies size the body and neck of their cases. Case neck thickness, neck diameter of the die and expander diameter govern how much the die works the brass. And again using a expander is not the end of the world, and a expander is included with Redding bushing dies to make the inside of the neck uniform with unturned brass. Below is from the Whidden custom die website about their expander kits. [I]The Whidden Gunworks Expander Balls typically allow the shooter the opportunity to adjust the neck tension from .001″ to .005″. The Expander Ball Kit comes with five Expander Balls. Each kit includes an Expander of the chosen caliber and decreases in size by .001″. Example: If an Expander Ball Kit for .243 caliber is ordered, the kit would include Expander Ball sizes .243, .242, .241, .240 and .239.[/I] If you like using the Lee collet die and sizing your cases twice then good for you. I just can't make myself like using the Lee collet die and I have several gathering dust. And the Forster die below produces the least amount of neck runout of any of the dies I tested. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pltdloo.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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