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What dies are better for bolt action rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 583863" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>You can "get by" with a lot of things. However, simple facts that are often ignored in this debate is that brass keeps growing dimensionally until the bolt locks. There is a variance case to case in the growth from case to case even. By waiting until it is hard to chamber, you allow the work hardening plus 100%reliability on chambering and bolt lock up is out the window. NS only does nothing for that uniformity variance and reliability. Simple measurements with a qualityblade mike will easily confirm the growth and variance issue.</p><p> </p><p>So if you want your brass to be uniform piece to piece, each and every time, then FL size using a honed die to match your chamber and when sizing you move the brass the least and have less work hardening as compared to the NS. </p><p> </p><p>Jim Carstenson (JLC Precision) can make a custom honed FL bushing die from a Redding body die that fits perfectly with your chamber, eliminates the neck expander ball (another big complaint of the NS only crowd) and cost is $28 for the body die, $80 for Jim and two week turn around. This gives you minimal sizing, perfect chamber fit, all uniform brass and 100 % reliabiliy. NS only cannot do that.</p><p> </p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 583863, member: 12"] You can "get by" with a lot of things. However, simple facts that are often ignored in this debate is that brass keeps growing dimensionally until the bolt locks. There is a variance case to case in the growth from case to case even. By waiting until it is hard to chamber, you allow the work hardening plus 100%reliability on chambering and bolt lock up is out the window. NS only does nothing for that uniformity variance and reliability. Simple measurements with a qualityblade mike will easily confirm the growth and variance issue. So if you want your brass to be uniform piece to piece, each and every time, then FL size using a honed die to match your chamber and when sizing you move the brass the least and have less work hardening as compared to the NS. Jim Carstenson (JLC Precision) can make a custom honed FL bushing die from a Redding body die that fits perfectly with your chamber, eliminates the neck expander ball (another big complaint of the NS only crowd) and cost is $28 for the body die, $80 for Jim and two week turn around. This gives you minimal sizing, perfect chamber fit, all uniform brass and 100 % reliabiliy. NS only cannot do that. BH [/QUOTE]
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