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Rcbs FL question.
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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Kalisz" data-source="post: 1770645" data-attributes="member: 107244"><p>I also use the custom-honed Forster "Benchrest" FL sizing die, and I use it with the Redding "Competition" shell holders that I discussed above. This Forster die is just a conventional FL sizer die that doesn't use bushings, and Forster factory will do a great job to hone the neck of that die to whatever you want. I had Forster hone mine out to 0.004" inches less than loaded neck diameter (that came out to 0.334" for my 308win). I use my Forster FL sizer without the expander spindle, and then I use a separate expander mandrel die (as sold by Sinclair or 21st Century) to get a very consistent 1.5thou tension as measured with my pin gauges. I like using the separate mandrel die because I get very low bullet runout without needing to turn necks. And of course the Redding shell holders also give me exact headspace clearance that I want.</p><p></p><p>ps- Down side of my custom honed FL die setup is that it assumes that you will always use brass with similar metal thickness in the neck, and of course you cannot change it once you get it honed. It works well for my 308win because metal thicknesses of my Lapua and my Lake City brasses are very similar. I did find that my die would not size Winchester-brand brass necks tight enough - but fortunately I think that stuff is junk anyway. I still keep my old Lee neck collet die around just in case I get something that doesn't fit, but I haven't had that problem yet with good quality brasses</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank Kalisz, post: 1770645, member: 107244"] I also use the custom-honed Forster “Benchrest” FL sizing die, and I use it with the Redding “Competition” shell holders that I discussed above. This Forster die is just a conventional FL sizer die that doesn’t use bushings, and Forster factory will do a great job to hone the neck of that die to whatever you want. I had Forster hone mine out to 0.004” inches less than loaded neck diameter (that came out to 0.334” for my 308win). I use my Forster FL sizer without the expander spindle, and then I use a separate expander mandrel die (as sold by Sinclair or 21st Century) to get a very consistent 1.5thou tension as measured with my pin gauges. I like using the separate mandrel die because I get very low bullet runout without needing to turn necks. And of course the Redding shell holders also give me exact headspace clearance that I want. ps- Down side of my custom honed FL die setup is that it assumes that you will always use brass with similar metal thickness in the neck, and of course you cannot change it once you get it honed. It works well for my 308win because metal thicknesses of my Lapua and my Lake City brasses are very similar. I did find that my die would not size Winchester-brand brass necks tight enough - but fortunately I think that stuff is junk anyway. I still keep my old Lee neck collet die around just in case I get something that doesn’t fit, but I haven’t had that problem yet with good quality brasses [/QUOTE]
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