Richiew Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just for info guys and gals . loaded 100 308 lapua new cases and found them very hard to push the bullet into the case . Even had marks/ deformed bullets with the effort needed. Bought a L E Wilson mandrel die and found all the other100 case’ s needed a good amount of re sizing. So the moral of the story is resize lapua brass back to the proper size and save yourself having to fire form them . The quality ain’t what it used to be . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_b Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 I had the same issue with Lapau 300PRC cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Lapua brass often comes with tighter necks than you mignt want. A suitable expander mandrel fixes this easily and quickly as well as being useful to fix any dents in the neck from shipping. Its good practice to include this in post-fired reloading processes. The above does not imply any need to completely resize new brass unless you are extremely 'picky'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezedtee Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 12:00 AM, Richiew said: Just for info guys and gals . loaded 100 308 lapua new cases and found them very hard to push the bullet into the case . Even had marks/ deformed bullets with the effort needed. Bought a L E Wilson mandrel die and found all the other100 case’ s needed a good amount of re sizing. So the moral of the story is resize lapua brass back to the proper size and save yourself having to fire form them . The quality ain’t what it used to be . Yes, same experience here with Lapua 6.5x55 brass. Also noticed varied primer pocket depths. Your expander mandrel die looks like a lovely piece of engineering compared to my Sinclair LoL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted July 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Hi all The LE Wilson 223 mandrel turned up today from bisleyvshop. Great service from Brian . The giraud three way trimmer s are working great too . Got a lot of sizing to do this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted July 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 K and M do some nice stuff also the ARC Dies at wildcat mods look great. Might do some neck turning in the future so a k&m set would be worth looking into, probably starting with the 308 . Is it worth the effort if I can already get a 1” group at 300 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 223 lapua match brass was much easier to size than the 308 . A little wax on the inside of the case neck dabbed on with a finger did the trick . Ready for reloading after a bit extra inside chamfering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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