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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 369127" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Tom, </p><p>what Matt described was simply the normal method for adjusting an FL die to accomplish proper sizing, which would include bumping the shoulder back by some set amount.Lee, Redding, RCBS, whatever, it doesn't matter; they're all pretty much all the same as far as adjusting them. No problem at all here.</p><p> </p><p>You don't HAVE to clean the case necks for most any type of die, bushing or not, but trust me, you want to. Again, just one of those things that won't cause you any sort of problem 999 time out of a thousand. But eventually, it'll create one, and at a very inopportune time. One season many, many years back, I used neck sizing only for brass that had been fired in one of my match rifles. Keeping the brass separate and specific to <u>only</u> that gun, I had absolutly no problem for the entire season, not one, of any sort. Naturally, the first time I did, it was on the firing line of the Nationals at Camp Perry. To make matters worse, it wasn't during the individuals, but a team match. Want a fast way to feel like a schmuck? That'll do it. Haven't run a round of neck sized stuff through any of my guns since, period. Keeping the necks clean just makes it easier to maintain the tolerances and tension that we're striving for, withut those nasty little surprises. Like I said, 999 times out of a thousand, but that ONE is out there somewhere, waiting to pounce.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition seating dies are nice, but not required. Based on what it sounds like you're doing here, I wouldn't mess with them until the money's flowing a bit more freely. There's other ways to help enhance concentricity, many of them accurately described on various threads here on LRH. Try them first, since you've already got perfectly usable seating dies. Like the tumbler, at some point down the road, you'll decide that they're worthwhile to you. Might also mention, there's not much point to the Comp seaters without a concentricity fixture or gage, so you can verify just what you're gaining there. Buy the fixture first, and you may find that you really don't need the Comp seater, depending on what sort of results you're getting from the standard dies.</p><p> </p><p>Kevin Thomas</p><p>Lapua USA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 369127, member: 15748"] Tom, what Matt described was simply the normal method for adjusting an FL die to accomplish proper sizing, which would include bumping the shoulder back by some set amount.Lee, Redding, RCBS, whatever, it doesn't matter; they're all pretty much all the same as far as adjusting them. No problem at all here. You don't HAVE to clean the case necks for most any type of die, bushing or not, but trust me, you want to. Again, just one of those things that won't cause you any sort of problem 999 time out of a thousand. But eventually, it'll create one, and at a very inopportune time. One season many, many years back, I used neck sizing only for brass that had been fired in one of my match rifles. Keeping the brass separate and specific to [U]only[/U] that gun, I had absolutly no problem for the entire season, not one, of any sort. Naturally, the first time I did, it was on the firing line of the Nationals at Camp Perry. To make matters worse, it wasn't during the individuals, but a team match. Want a fast way to feel like a schmuck? That'll do it. Haven't run a round of neck sized stuff through any of my guns since, period. Keeping the necks clean just makes it easier to maintain the tolerances and tension that we're striving for, withut those nasty little surprises. Like I said, 999 times out of a thousand, but that ONE is out there somewhere, waiting to pounce. The Competition seating dies are nice, but not required. Based on what it sounds like you're doing here, I wouldn't mess with them until the money's flowing a bit more freely. There's other ways to help enhance concentricity, many of them accurately described on various threads here on LRH. Try them first, since you've already got perfectly usable seating dies. Like the tumbler, at some point down the road, you'll decide that they're worthwhile to you. Might also mention, there's not much point to the Comp seaters without a concentricity fixture or gage, so you can verify just what you're gaining there. Buy the fixture first, and you may find that you really don't need the Comp seater, depending on what sort of results you're getting from the standard dies. Kevin Thomas Lapua USA [/QUOTE]
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