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What dies should I buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="David Urasky" data-source="post: 1853990" data-attributes="member: 108550"><p>I think you are right on. I don't use a mandrel, but I turn all of my necks. Without consistent neck thickness neck tension will be all over the place using a neck bushing. You'd be surprised at the inconsistency in neck thickness even using top brand brass. I used to use the expander ball, but didn't need that after turning the necks. </p><p>But withthat said, be sure to lube the inside of the necks before using a mandrel. If you don't it can push or pull your shoulder position. My son had a problem with this in his FTR gun. Every so often he would get a round that chambered real hard. We found that it was the ball pulling the shoulder forward.</p><p>I don't want to have to clean out the necks after sizing so I would recommend using SPL. It's a product sold by Tod Kindler at the Rockchuck Den in Ohio. I started coating my bullets with it and they seat so consistently and it reduces copper in the barrel. I'll shoot 150 rounds in a weekend match and clean the barrel with maybe a dozen parches. So lube the inside of the neck with SPL and leave it. Give it a few hours or over night to dry and powder won't stick to it and your bullets will seat real smooth. Oh, another benefit, group size tightens up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Urasky, post: 1853990, member: 108550"] I think you are right on. I don’t use a mandrel, but I turn all of my necks. Without consistent neck thickness neck tension will be all over the place using a neck bushing. You’d be surprised at the inconsistency in neck thickness even using top brand brass. I used to use the expander ball, but didn’t need that after turning the necks. But withthat said, be sure to lube the inside of the necks before using a mandrel. If you don’t it can push or pull your shoulder position. My son had a problem with this in his FTR gun. Every so often he would get a round that chambered real hard. We found that it was the ball pulling the shoulder forward. I don’t want to have to clean out the necks after sizing so I would recommend using SPL. It’s a product sold by Tod Kindler at the Rockchuck Den in Ohio. I started coating my bullets with it and they seat so consistently and it reduces copper in the barrel. I’ll shoot 150 rounds in a weekend match and clean the barrel with maybe a dozen parches. So lube the inside of the neck with SPL and leave it. Give it a few hours or over night to dry and powder won’t stick to it and your bullets will seat real smooth. Oh, another benefit, group size tightens up. [/QUOTE]
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