GunAdmirer
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I have never liked pulling the expander button through the neck when resizing rifle brass. It seems that it causes the case length to grow more than I want even though I carefully lube inside the necks. I hate trimming cases often. I thought about using the dies with neck bushings, but it seems like the necks have to be turned to be consistent. It’s another step, but I am going to try Lyman M dies to expand the necks on my .223, 300 BLK and .270 Win brass. I plan to set it to expand the necks only, not using the second step to expand the case mouth to bullet diameter. I handload for hunting and range shooting, not precision target shooting at this point.
Am I on the right track? Will I be able to use less lube inside the necks? Will it be smoother than pulling an expander button through the necks? Will case length grow less? Any tips about using M dies will be appreciated.
Am I on the right track? Will I be able to use less lube inside the necks? Will it be smoother than pulling an expander button through the necks? Will case length grow less? Any tips about using M dies will be appreciated.
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