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ok guys, you have never let me down in the past, now, once again, it is your chance to impress.
I am just buying a krieger .243 AI barrel (i have got this at a mega knockdown rate, being a man of modest means).
I am looking for some reloading kit for it. I have standard 243 dies. I wrote to lee asking if they made them. They told me thier standard collet dies would neck size no problem. so if i get a collet die can i then seat using a standard 243 seating die.
When I seat by bullets I leave a gap between shell holder and base of the die because I do not crimp. Would it be possible to seat bullets using standard 243 win dies?
I understand that the cases will remain neck sized only and not full length (as I would normally prefer in a hunting round) if I use this method. but as you say the neck to shoulder junction remains the same… but the shoulder to body walls is moved forward and the walls are straighter. Maybe that difference will be made up with the gap to between shell holder and die?
Thanks again,
interlock
I am just buying a krieger .243 AI barrel (i have got this at a mega knockdown rate, being a man of modest means).
I am looking for some reloading kit for it. I have standard 243 dies. I wrote to lee asking if they made them. They told me thier standard collet dies would neck size no problem. so if i get a collet die can i then seat using a standard 243 seating die.
When I seat by bullets I leave a gap between shell holder and base of the die because I do not crimp. Would it be possible to seat bullets using standard 243 win dies?
I understand that the cases will remain neck sized only and not full length (as I would normally prefer in a hunting round) if I use this method. but as you say the neck to shoulder junction remains the same… but the shoulder to body walls is moved forward and the walls are straighter. Maybe that difference will be made up with the gap to between shell holder and die?
Thanks again,
interlock