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Reloading
Using a mandrel to size necks
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<blockquote data-quote="antelopedundee" data-source="post: 1634061" data-attributes="member: 107384"><p><a href="https://redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/168-working-with-your-competition-seating-die" target="_blank">https://redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/168-working-with-your-competition-seating-die</a></p><p></p><p>From the link. Intended for compressed loads, but applies to tight necks also I'm told.</p><p></p><p>"To hold the bullet concentrically, the Bullet Alignment Bore and the Seating Stem have been honed and ground to virtually the same diameter as a jacketed bullet. As a result, the seating stem walls are relatively thin and not as inherently robust as the Seating Plug in a standard Seating Die. Though the Stem is heat treated to make it as strong as possible, it will not endure the excess seating pressure of Compressed Charges. This excess seating pressure will crack the Seating Stem which will, in turn, damage the other internal parts of the Die. Please be mindful because replacement parts are costly and NOT covered under Warranty. Please remember that your Competition Seating Die is a precision instrument and should be used and treated as such. A handloader using this Die to compress powder is tantamount to a machinist using a Micrometer as a C-Clamp."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="antelopedundee, post: 1634061, member: 107384"] [URL]https://redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/168-working-with-your-competition-seating-die[/URL] From the link. Intended for compressed loads, but applies to tight necks also I'm told. "To hold the bullet concentrically, the Bullet Alignment Bore and the Seating Stem have been honed and ground to virtually the same diameter as a jacketed bullet. As a result, the seating stem walls are relatively thin and not as inherently robust as the Seating Plug in a standard Seating Die. Though the Stem is heat treated to make it as strong as possible, it will not endure the excess seating pressure of Compressed Charges. This excess seating pressure will crack the Seating Stem which will, in turn, damage the other internal parts of the Die. Please be mindful because replacement parts are costly and NOT covered under Warranty. Please remember that your Competition Seating Die is a precision instrument and should be used and treated as such. A handloader using this Die to compress powder is tantamount to a machinist using a Micrometer as a C-Clamp." [/QUOTE]
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