I'm working through my first ever reloads and so far have gotten through sizing the brass. These are all 1x fired Hornady cases from factory ammo I shot in my rifle. I decapped with a decapping die, tumbled, cleaned primer pockets, FL sized in a Redding S-bushing die, and put 0.001" neck tension, and bumped the shoulders 0.002".
I was checking them in my Wilson case holder and noticed how much of a difference there is between my unsized (1x fired) brass vs. my sized brass as seen in these pictures:
1x fired in my chamber, un-sized...
Sized...
Factory round unfired...
It was just one of those "wow" moments when I realized how much brass changes size once fired and wanted to know if this is GTG before I begin priming and charging. One thing I was wondering is should I even be resizing brass after only one firing as long as it's not over specs? Wouldn't the fire formed to my chamber brass be "better"? As long as it's not too long...
Thanks!
I was checking them in my Wilson case holder and noticed how much of a difference there is between my unsized (1x fired) brass vs. my sized brass as seen in these pictures:
1x fired in my chamber, un-sized...
Sized...
Factory round unfired...
It was just one of those "wow" moments when I realized how much brass changes size once fired and wanted to know if this is GTG before I begin priming and charging. One thing I was wondering is should I even be resizing brass after only one firing as long as it's not over specs? Wouldn't the fire formed to my chamber brass be "better"? As long as it's not too long...
Thanks!