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Sinclair or Hornady depth gauge?
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 1625515" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>You need bushing dies first. A normal fixed chamber die won't work because a fixed chamber die sizes the neck to a static dimension. A bushing sizer die is required and bushings are available from Midway, Sinclair, EA Brown and other suppliers, anyone who offers bushing dies will sell the bushings. I take a once fired round, decap it and run it in a bushing die with a bushing that will allow the pill to slide in the neck with just a little resistance. The brass is sized (body) in the die and the neck tension is set to allow the bullet to move in the neck. A little resistance is necessary, but not much because with the Stoney Point COAL gauge that Hornady markets, it still relies on feel and averaging repetitive measurements to get the LTL dimension.</p><p></p><p>The COAL gauge that Hornady sells is the original Stoney Point design and the plug and anvil sets that Hornady offers are an original Pacific Tool and Gauge design. I'm sure Joyce Hornady bought the rights. In as much as he was a preacher, he's an upstanding person.</p><p></p><p>I only use bushing dies on bottleneck cases. Setting the resistance in the neck is one of the keys to a consistently accurate load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 1625515, member: 39764"] You need bushing dies first. A normal fixed chamber die won't work because a fixed chamber die sizes the neck to a static dimension. A bushing sizer die is required and bushings are available from Midway, Sinclair, EA Brown and other suppliers, anyone who offers bushing dies will sell the bushings. I take a once fired round, decap it and run it in a bushing die with a bushing that will allow the pill to slide in the neck with just a little resistance. The brass is sized (body) in the die and the neck tension is set to allow the bullet to move in the neck. A little resistance is necessary, but not much because with the Stoney Point COAL gauge that Hornady markets, it still relies on feel and averaging repetitive measurements to get the LTL dimension. The COAL gauge that Hornady sells is the original Stoney Point design and the plug and anvil sets that Hornady offers are an original Pacific Tool and Gauge design. I'm sure Joyce Hornady bought the rights. In as much as he was a preacher, he's an upstanding person. I only use bushing dies on bottleneck cases. Setting the resistance in the neck is one of the keys to a consistently accurate load. [/QUOTE]
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