I think I have this correct, confirming in the event I'm missing something?
Reference, moving however so slowly from the polished expander ball on standard RCBS 2 piece die set. I was using the die with the spindle removed and then a Sinclair expander mandrel-I know, over working the brass. My rifle is shooting good, I want to lower the numbers to minimize those outliers. I also felt that the measured mandrel(.2225 where the wear pattern is) didn't give me enough neck tension, I don't know. I polished the expander to give me .003, best I can tell.
My plan is to get the Redding Type S bushing die set, nitrided bushings--and should I also do the mandrels in which I was leaning on the 21st Century set-or at least the ones that will be one above/below the desired .002.
Anyhow, measured the 80smk loaded rounds-.246, as I understand if wanting .002, I should use a .244? If also adding the mandrel to give me the .002 +/-, should I go down to .243 on the bushing?
I'm all ears, please keep it simple for the retard and without suggesting gauges to check seating pressure, etc--joking in a sense.
I just shot at 300 the other day, 100% on a 4" plate with the 10 impacts under 2" or less as observed. A couple pics with what I'm doing now. The tic marks indicate my 1st 3 rounds on each group.
24" HawkHill, Area 419 HFM adapter, Nomad 30 with Ebrake. Debating putting the ATS tuner back on to piddle. Blue Mountain Precision build, the gun with my redneck mirage shield.
Reference, moving however so slowly from the polished expander ball on standard RCBS 2 piece die set. I was using the die with the spindle removed and then a Sinclair expander mandrel-I know, over working the brass. My rifle is shooting good, I want to lower the numbers to minimize those outliers. I also felt that the measured mandrel(.2225 where the wear pattern is) didn't give me enough neck tension, I don't know. I polished the expander to give me .003, best I can tell.
My plan is to get the Redding Type S bushing die set, nitrided bushings--and should I also do the mandrels in which I was leaning on the 21st Century set-or at least the ones that will be one above/below the desired .002.
Anyhow, measured the 80smk loaded rounds-.246, as I understand if wanting .002, I should use a .244? If also adding the mandrel to give me the .002 +/-, should I go down to .243 on the bushing?
I'm all ears, please keep it simple for the retard and without suggesting gauges to check seating pressure, etc--joking in a sense.
I just shot at 300 the other day, 100% on a 4" plate with the 10 impacts under 2" or less as observed. A couple pics with what I'm doing now. The tic marks indicate my 1st 3 rounds on each group.
24" HawkHill, Area 419 HFM adapter, Nomad 30 with Ebrake. Debating putting the ATS tuner back on to piddle. Blue Mountain Precision build, the gun with my redneck mirage shield.
