Neck sizing?
03-25-2009, 03:33 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 107
RE: Neck sizing?
I like the Lee Collet dies. Here's a couple of, hopefully, helpful bits.
The collet works best with cases that have not been work hardened. So...if you have fired the cases a few times, you may want to anneal the necks.
Some users find that sizing the case twice, rotating the case half a turn, gives them better results.
Remember that the Lee Collet die sizes only the very end of the neck, about 1/16" -1/8", not like a Redding NK die which can size to the shoulder. This results in longer case life as the metal in the neck is worked less.
Pete
The collet works best with cases that have not been work hardened. So...if you have fired the cases a few times, you may want to anneal the necks.
Some users find that sizing the case twice, rotating the case half a turn, gives them better results.
Remember that the Lee Collet die sizes only the very end of the neck, about 1/16" -1/8", not like a Redding NK die which can size to the shoulder. This results in longer case life as the metal in the neck is worked less.
Pete
