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Upgrading Dies...Which ones?
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<blockquote data-quote="moombaskier" data-source="post: 622642" data-attributes="member: 7841"><p>Forster sizer and seating dies work for me and I don't feel you need to spend the extra $$ for the "Micrometer" seating die.</p><p> I have found that most of the runout from an originally straight case fired from your rifle comes from pulling the expander ball up through the neck of the case at the end of the "up stroke" of your press. The Forster die pulls the expander ball up through the case neck close to the very beginning of the "up stroke" of the press while case body and neck is still supported by the die. I have also found that when sizing cases if I almost complete a full stroke cycle, say till the expander ball just clears the neck, stop, rotate the case 90*, then lower the press handle again and complete the cycle, I get rewarded with no additional case runout. I also use mica powder to lube the inside of the case necks.</p><p>It also helps to take the "high side" off the case necks if there is much of a neck thickness difference.</p><p>I either use a neck bushing die or size the expander ball to give me .002"-.0025" neck tension.</p><p>On bullet seating I have had excellent results by rotating the case by 90* several times while seating the bullet a little deeper each rotation. It's also very important to make sure you have the correct seating stem for the bullet you are using!</p><p> Some folks may think all these extra steps are unnecessary and a big waste of time, but it works for me and my other handloading buddies for ammunition that consistantly has zero or very close to zero runout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moombaskier, post: 622642, member: 7841"] Forster sizer and seating dies work for me and I don't feel you need to spend the extra $$ for the "Micrometer" seating die. I have found that most of the runout from an originally straight case fired from your rifle comes from pulling the expander ball up through the neck of the case at the end of the "up stroke" of your press. The Forster die pulls the expander ball up through the case neck close to the very beginning of the "up stroke" of the press while case body and neck is still supported by the die. I have also found that when sizing cases if I almost complete a full stroke cycle, say till the expander ball just clears the neck, stop, rotate the case 90*, then lower the press handle again and complete the cycle, I get rewarded with no additional case runout. I also use mica powder to lube the inside of the case necks. It also helps to take the "high side" off the case necks if there is much of a neck thickness difference. I either use a neck bushing die or size the expander ball to give me .002"-.0025" neck tension. On bullet seating I have had excellent results by rotating the case by 90* several times while seating the bullet a little deeper each rotation. It's also very important to make sure you have the correct seating stem for the bullet you are using! Some folks may think all these extra steps are unnecessary and a big waste of time, but it works for me and my other handloading buddies for ammunition that consistantly has zero or very close to zero runout. [/QUOTE]
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