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Novice question about bushing dies
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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 2089325" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>I have never had virgin brass come with necks that are too loose and need sized. Ever.</p><p>But, every single virgin brass I have gotten have had way too much neck tension or out of round necks and needed expanded. </p><p>Did you get a FL bushing die with an expander ball? Or just a decapping pin? </p><p>If it has an expander ball, run it through the FL die to round out the necks and expand them some. If it just has a decapping pin, I would suggest getting an expanding mandrel set and go with an expander .002" under bullet size. Like .262 for a 6.5mm, .282 for 7mm, .306 for .308, etc. Then get the bushing size after you load a round. Measure the case neck after you seated a bullet, then subtract .002"-.003" depending on how much neck tension you want, and allow for spring back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 2089325, member: 68875"] I have never had virgin brass come with necks that are too loose and need sized. Ever. But, every single virgin brass I have gotten have had way too much neck tension or out of round necks and needed expanded. Did you get a FL bushing die with an expander ball? Or just a decapping pin? If it has an expander ball, run it through the FL die to round out the necks and expand them some. If it just has a decapping pin, I would suggest getting an expanding mandrel set and go with an expander .002" under bullet size. Like .262 for a 6.5mm, .282 for 7mm, .306 for .308, etc. Then get the bushing size after you load a round. Measure the case neck after you seated a bullet, then subtract .002"-.003" depending on how much neck tension you want, and allow for spring back. [/QUOTE]
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