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<blockquote data-quote="JBarton" data-source="post: 2116629" data-attributes="member: 117204">I was struggling with my 300WM loads last fall.&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t getting the high ES numbers you have had but in the 30&#039;s. I dropped my ES numbers lubricating the necks.&nbsp; My process was as follows:&nbsp; Note: I still wasn&#039;t happy and have since changed my process further.&nbsp; This is what I did with what I had at the time.Decap Wet tumbled with stainless pins and dawn dish soap.Anneal Size using a hornady sizing die with expander ball. Trim, chamfer and debur. Dry tumble in vibratory. Seat primers, drop powder. Powder was measured using a digital scale.&nbsp; Lubricate necks using qtip and one shot.Seat bullets using a hornady die with a micrometer. ES was between 18-20 average.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wanted it at minimum of 15 ES. I found that annealing caused the brass to oxidize and become rough.&nbsp; So I switched up my process to anneal before I wet tumbled.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also purchased a flash hole debur tool, primer pocket uniforming tool and a Sinclair mandrel die with expanding mandrel (0.306&quot;).&nbsp; The expander ball has been removed from my sizing die and I use the mandrel to finish sizing my necks.&nbsp; I no longer lubricate my necks and my average ES is 13.&nbsp; I am also pretty anal about my powder drops.&nbsp;&nbsp; I use a pair of tweezers to add the last bit of powder until my scale jumps to the 10&#039;th of a grain im loading to.&nbsp; I also recalibrate my scale every 15 drops and always use my wind screen on the scale.&nbsp; **** things are sensitive.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also let it warm up and equalize for a minimum of 30 minutes. I haven&#039;t sorted brass or bullets by weight yet.&nbsp; I also plan on getting a better digital scale that will read within 0.05 grains.&nbsp; Im going to have to save up for the one I want.I hope this helps.&nbsp; It has worked well for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JBarton, post: 2116629, member: 117204"] I was struggling with my 300WM loads last fall. I wasn't getting the high ES numbers you have had but in the 30's. I dropped my ES numbers lubricating the necks. My process was as follows: Note: I still wasn't happy and have since changed my process further. This is what I did with what I had at the time. Decap Wet tumbled with stainless pins and dawn dish soap. Anneal Size using a hornady sizing die with expander ball. Trim, chamfer and debur. Dry tumble in vibratory. Seat primers, drop powder. Powder was measured using a digital scale. Lubricate necks using qtip and one shot. Seat bullets using a hornady die with a micrometer. ES was between 18-20 average. I wanted it at minimum of 15 ES. I found that annealing caused the brass to oxidize and become rough. So I switched up my process to anneal before I wet tumbled. I also purchased a flash hole debur tool, primer pocket uniforming tool and a Sinclair mandrel die with expanding mandrel (0.306"). The expander ball has been removed from my sizing die and I use the mandrel to finish sizing my necks. I no longer lubricate my necks and my average ES is 13. I am also pretty anal about my powder drops. I use a pair of tweezers to add the last bit of powder until my scale jumps to the 10'th of a grain im loading to. I also recalibrate my scale every 15 drops and always use my wind screen on the scale. **** things are sensitive. I also let it warm up and equalize for a minimum of 30 minutes. I haven't sorted brass or bullets by weight yet. I also plan on getting a better digital scale that will read within 0.05 grains. Im going to have to save up for the one I want. I hope this helps. It has worked well for me. [/QUOTE]

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