jr_roosa
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I'm having a terrible time getting good neck tension with my .357/.38spl die. I can push the bullets in with my finger, and even with a pretty agressive roll crimp I can spin most bullets inside the case.
It's an old C&H carbide die. I've tried a bunch of different brass brands, and various bullets:
Winchester nickel and regular brass
Remington nickel and regular brass
Norma brass
Home cast .358 WCs that are run through a sizer
Commercial .358 SWCs that guage properly
Hornady .357 HP/XTPs that guage properly
The outside of the brass guages .376 after sizing.
The inside is .356 even before running through the expander die.
The expander measures .358 and the inside of the carbide die is .376.
Where is my problem?
I thought is was my nickel brass being thin and stiff, but now that I reloaded some regular brass I'm worried that I need a new die, which is a bummer because I don't really shoot the magnum very much.
Thanks.
-J.
It's an old C&H carbide die. I've tried a bunch of different brass brands, and various bullets:
Winchester nickel and regular brass
Remington nickel and regular brass
Norma brass
Home cast .358 WCs that are run through a sizer
Commercial .358 SWCs that guage properly
Hornady .357 HP/XTPs that guage properly
The outside of the brass guages .376 after sizing.
The inside is .356 even before running through the expander die.
The expander measures .358 and the inside of the carbide die is .376.
Where is my problem?
I thought is was my nickel brass being thin and stiff, but now that I reloaded some regular brass I'm worried that I need a new die, which is a bummer because I don't really shoot the magnum very much.
Thanks.
-J.