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Reloading
Neck Sizing Vs. Full Length Sizing and Neck Tension
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<blockquote data-quote="Keith M Sheehan" data-source="post: 2872129" data-attributes="member: 89498"><p>I agree with a lot of things and suggestions that everyone has mentioned. I hand load for 46 different calibers, and have been doing it since 1958. My choice is to use FL dies, but to size them only far enough to fit into the action. If I am sizing belted cases, I want the belt and the neck to both touch the chamber, so I usually size about 80-90% of FL. The case not only slips back into the chamber snugly, but the partially sized neck centers in the chamber. Straight walled cases usually fit back into the chamber at around 75-85% of FL. Handgun cases are usually sized 95%. In re-sizing like this, I get maximum case life and excellent, uniform accuracy. Each chamber requires individual attention and experimentation for optimum results. The only exception is sizing cases for multiple guns in the same caliber. I have 4 .30-06's and must size all my cases so they fit in the tightest gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keith M Sheehan, post: 2872129, member: 89498"] I agree with a lot of things and suggestions that everyone has mentioned. I hand load for 46 different calibers, and have been doing it since 1958. My choice is to use FL dies, but to size them only far enough to fit into the action. If I am sizing belted cases, I want the belt and the neck to both touch the chamber, so I usually size about 80-90% of FL. The case not only slips back into the chamber snugly, but the partially sized neck centers in the chamber. Straight walled cases usually fit back into the chamber at around 75-85% of FL. Handgun cases are usually sized 95%. In re-sizing like this, I get maximum case life and excellent, uniform accuracy. Each chamber requires individual attention and experimentation for optimum results. The only exception is sizing cases for multiple guns in the same caliber. I have 4 .30-06's and must size all my cases so they fit in the tightest gun. [/QUOTE]
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