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Reloading
neck sizing or fll length sizing
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<blockquote data-quote="Innovative" data-source="post: 392235" data-attributes="member: 527"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Deciding whether to Neck Size (NK) or Full Length (FL) resize seems to be a big question for reloaders. However, you can learn a lot from the way benchrest shooters reload. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Shooters that neck size still need to occasionally bump their case shoulder back to ensure that their rounds will still chamber. Benchrest shooters want <strong>all</strong> their rounds to be 100% alike in every dimension. They know that handloads should fit without being able to "feel" a round chamber - not even a little bit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> That's why most benchrest shooters are using full length resizing dies. This allows them to make handloads that <strong>always</strong> fit perfectly. Reloading equipment and techniques evolve over time, and technology is always improving. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> I believe that full length resizing is by far the best way to resize for most situations. When full length resizing is done accurately, it delivers the very best accuracy, improved case life, easier chambering and extraction. Your handloads fit your chamber with 100% reliability. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Accurate full length resizing means having - <strong>.</strong>001" to - <strong>.</strong>002" clearance at the shoulder (and no more). This requires "measuring" the clearance that YOUR handloads have in YOUR particular rifle. Then you can set your FL resizing die to "accurately" bump your case shoulder just like benchrest shooters. Your FL die can also resize the neck while the case is completely supported (and aligned) inside one die, and in one operation. Case run-out is reduced, accuracy is improved, and your handloads will always chamber properly.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Innovative</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Innovative, post: 392235, member: 527"] [FONT=Arial] Deciding whether to Neck Size (NK) or Full Length (FL) resize seems to be a big question for reloaders. However, you can learn a lot from the way benchrest shooters reload. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Shooters that neck size still need to occasionally bump their case shoulder back to ensure that their rounds will still chamber. Benchrest shooters want [B]all[/B] their rounds to be 100% alike in every dimension. They know that handloads should fit without being able to "feel" a round chamber - not even a little bit. That's why most benchrest shooters are using full length resizing dies. This allows them to make handloads that [B]always[/B] fit perfectly. Reloading equipment and techniques evolve over time, and technology is always improving. I believe that full length resizing is by far the best way to resize for most situations. When full length resizing is done accurately, it delivers the very best accuracy, improved case life, easier chambering and extraction. Your handloads fit your chamber with 100% reliability. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] Accurate full length resizing means having - [B].[/B]001” to - [B].[/B]002” clearance at the shoulder (and no more). This requires "measuring" the clearance that YOUR handloads have in YOUR particular rifle. Then you can set your FL resizing die to "accurately" bump your case shoulder just like benchrest shooters. Your FL die can also resize the neck while the case is completely supported (and aligned) inside one die, and in one operation. Case run-out is reduced, accuracy is improved, and your handloads will always chamber properly. - Innovative [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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