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<blockquote data-quote="LRHWAL" data-source="post: 369053" data-attributes="member: 5418"><p>I've had pretty good results adjusting my expander up to mimic the Forster type set-up in the calibers that I don't have Forsters for. (I think Kirby recommended it somewhere here some time ago.) You can get the expander to engage the neck whilst the top part of the neck is still in the neck sizing part of the die. Screw the expander waaay up, but feel what you are doing with a case. </p><p></p><p>This doesn't work on Redding dies, but does on my RCBS. </p><p></p><p>You will need to decap separately.</p><p></p><p>I'm interested as to what the experienced gentlemen consider "too much neck tension" - more than 3 thou under loaded round OD? or? Thanks.</p><p></p><p>Flashhole - I don't lock the dies down tight anymore. I've tried your suggestion many times. worked great, but.... the slop in the threads means that once I tighten the lock ring, as soon as the case is extracted and there is no upward pressure on the die, I can't remove it. If you have a technique to get around this please share it, as I always wondered how anyone got around this. I hope the solution is not spelled "wrench"...</p><p></p><p>As an aside and something not mentioned here thusfar, you need to be sure that your necks are square - like after trimming with a decent trimmer (like Wilson). I believe this helps sizing straight (depending on the fit of cast otdie) and certainly helps seating straight. You also need to chamfer inside the case neck to asssit in seating straight and I find a gentle taper better (I use a countersink bit). Then I believe you need to try to start the bullet into the case straight by placing it straight(ish) in the neck before you push the ram down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRHWAL, post: 369053, member: 5418"] I've had pretty good results adjusting my expander up to mimic the Forster type set-up in the calibers that I don't have Forsters for. (I think Kirby recommended it somewhere here some time ago.) You can get the expander to engage the neck whilst the top part of the neck is still in the neck sizing part of the die. Screw the expander waaay up, but feel what you are doing with a case. This doesn't work on Redding dies, but does on my RCBS. You will need to decap separately. I'm interested as to what the experienced gentlemen consider "too much neck tension" - more than 3 thou under loaded round OD? or? Thanks. Flashhole - I don't lock the dies down tight anymore. I've tried your suggestion many times. worked great, but.... the slop in the threads means that once I tighten the lock ring, as soon as the case is extracted and there is no upward pressure on the die, I can't remove it. If you have a technique to get around this please share it, as I always wondered how anyone got around this. I hope the solution is not spelled "wrench"... As an aside and something not mentioned here thusfar, you need to be sure that your necks are square - like after trimming with a decent trimmer (like Wilson). I believe this helps sizing straight (depending on the fit of cast otdie) and certainly helps seating straight. You also need to chamfer inside the case neck to asssit in seating straight and I find a gentle taper better (I use a countersink bit). Then I believe you need to try to start the bullet into the case straight by placing it straight(ish) in the neck before you push the ram down. [/QUOTE]
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