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Lapua brass longevity
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 550799" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>I'd suggest one of the various bushing dies. Redding Type-S, or the Forster, both are excellent. You want a bushing that's about .002" smaller than the finished O.D. of a loaded round with that brass. This should provided decent neck tension without working the brass excessively. Many folks don't even use an expander ball with this sort of set up, and that's an option. I do use one (carbide), but select a bushing that leaves just the faintest hint of when the expander ball passes through the neck. I can feel it, but just barely. That's about what you want. I'll hazard a guess that this should increase the longevity of the brass, and will help turn out more accurate ammo at the same time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 550799, member: 15748"] I'd suggest one of the various bushing dies. Redding Type-S, or the Forster, both are excellent. You want a bushing that's about .002" smaller than the finished O.D. of a loaded round with that brass. This should provided decent neck tension without working the brass excessively. Many folks don't even use an expander ball with this sort of set up, and that's an option. I do use one (carbide), but select a bushing that leaves just the faintest hint of when the expander ball passes through the neck. I can feel it, but just barely. That's about what you want. I'll hazard a guess that this should increase the longevity of the brass, and will help turn out more accurate ammo at the same time. [/QUOTE]
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