neck tension

  1. ThingsThatGoBang

    .223 neck tension; what am I doing soooo wrong? (RESOLVED, READ ORIGINAL POST)

    UPDATE 2-5-22: Thank you everyone. Truly excellent professional responses and I very much appreciate everyone’s efforts. Here’s the resolution. I purchased Sierra 77 Matchking‘s, a redding small base sizing die with .243 and .244 bushings (and some Varget powder that was in stock which made me...
  2. J

    Expanding case mouth with Lee FL die after priming

    So I bought some new brass online and got it all primed up and ready to load and the first bullet I went to seat got cut up pretty good. Upon further inspection, the case mouth I.D. was reading 0.220 or 0.221. I ran one of my once fired cases through my full length sizing die and took a...
    • jcmaxwell
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    • 223 brass bullet seating expander lee neck tension reloading brass
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Reloading Depot
  3. F

    Neck Tension for the Violently Chambered

    I’m trying to determine best neck tension to minimize the bullet jumping out more (or too much more). In my SCAR 17, the rounds as loaded measure .3375. So I round up to .338 which the LGS reloading expert recommended. I have a .335 bushing. In test rounds I chambered with this .003” neck...
  4. R

    Bushing vs. Expander Mandrel For Obtaining Neck Tension

    So I know "neck tension" can be a hot debate, but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on using a bushing vs. an expander mandrel for obtaining a desired amount of neck tension. Right now I run all of my new brass threw a 0.263" expander mandrel (shooting 6.5 creedmoor) to obtain...
  5. VKC

    7mm WSM Redding bushing size after neck turning

    I was using a Forster FL resizing die for my non-neck turned Winchester 7mm WSM brass but then decided to try neck turning just to even out the necks to get more consistency. Before the first firing after neck turning, my Forster FL resizing die gave just enough tension to hold the bullet, but...
    • VKC
    • Thread
    • 7mm wsm 7wsm neck tension redding bushing
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Reloading Depot
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