247sniper Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Out of interest guys, no right or wrong answer, who neck sizes there brass and who FL sizes? Just out of interest..... I neck size only, I do have FL dies at the ready for when I need to FL size the brass. And i FL size my pistol and handgun brass. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I've got 204,243 and had 308 always fl sized , but thinking of neck sizing just to see how much difference it makes. I'm I wrong in saying neck sizing is only beneficial for long range and target shooters??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpd Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Your best bet is to always FL resize with an FL bushing die. Set it up to bump the shoulder .002 and then all your loads are exactly the same every time. As your brass stops obturating when neck sizing, your chamber pressures will not be consistent from shot to shot, and your POI and ES/SD will be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I only neck size my brass! Always have, do have a f/l sizer but just get new brass when needed! I'm happy with the results I get with this method!! Horses for courses I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy.223 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 necksize my bolt actions with redding micrometer comp dies changing bushes for the different brass makes, i usually resize 80-90% of the neck, trimming after 2-4 reloads & have no problem getting 7 or 8 accurate reloads before the brass starts to get tight in the chamber, idont bother f l sizing after that because i found without annealing (which quite honestly unless brass gets a lot more expensive i couldnt spare the time) the pin point accuracy has gone any way and with the price of the powder , heads ect theres no point shooting poor reloads. as for the pistols here in NI i just stick to .22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Your best bet is to always FL resize with an FL bushing die. Set it up to bump the shoulder .002 and then all your loads are exactly the same every time. As your brass stops obturating when neck sizing, your chamber pressures will not be consistent from shot to shot, and your POI and ES/SD will be affected. Is this why bench rest shooters only FL resize?~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Neck size and bump back as and when required 6.5x47 loaded with Wilson hand held dies,,, Cases still going good after a lot of reloads,, I do really like the redding comp dies, fl resize and bump back and they use bushes as well as,,, Or alternatively send some cases of to the states and have a set of dies custom made-to your chamber or as near as dam it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247sniper Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Neck size and bump back as and when required 6.5x47 loaded with Wilson hand held dies,,, Cases still going good after a lot of reloads,, I do really like the redding comp dies, fl resize and bump back and they use bushes as well as,,, Or alternatively send some cases of to the states and have a set of dies custom made-to your chamber or as near as dam it. Bit of a mix and match really so far guys. Can someone explain the difference between full lenght and bumping the shoulder back, do you need another die to bump or do you use your FL die some how? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Your best bet is to always FL resize with an FL bushing die. Set it up to bump the shoulder .002 and then all your loads are exactly the same every time. As your brass stops obturating when neck sizing, your chamber pressures will not be consistent from shot to shot, and your POI and ES/SD will be affected. This is what I do. After every fourth firing I get the brass annealed by someone with an annealing machine. For my 243 Ackley I had a custom full length resizing die made by Hornady. If money was no object, I would anneal every time, but for stalking I can live with every fourth firing. I am using some Remington brass just now in the 260 Rem which is on its ninth firing. I will see how many firings I can get out of this. Doing the same thing every time seems critical to me in order to achieve consistent results. Neck sizing doesn't do that, so I don't do it. Regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Can someone explain the difference between full length and bumping the shoulder back, do you need another die to bump or do you use your FL die some how?... Steve. Full length re-sizing reduces the case dimensions all round the case. There appear to be some dies that allow you to push the shoulder back, but don't squeeze the web at the same time - http://www.forsterproducts.com/store.asp?pid=27654 http://www.forsterproducts.com/client_images/catalog19938/pages/files/Bushing_Bump_Neck_Sizing_Die_DIE-0008.pdf Regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 I full size everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 FL size and bump shoulders everytime! Consistency is top of the list for producing homeloads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagernoskill Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 FL resize on Redding 0.002 bump Lapua brass with anneal and sonic every 3rd loa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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