Bigjay73
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I am in the minority, but I have never seen a difference in annealed brass vs no annealed brass as far as accuracy goes. I don't keep brass past 10 firings though, so I don't worry about weakening the brass.
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I'm of the group that if you don't anneal at the beginning and every firing then it's not worth doing at all. I don't have evidence to back this up but to me doing it once or twice in the life of the brass doesn't seem to do anything for neck tension, brass life, etc. I currently do not anneal but as I switch to higher quality brass I am going to start.I am in the minority, but I have never seen a difference in annealed brass vs no annealed brass as far as accuracy goes. I don't keep brass past 10 firings though, so I don't worry about weakening the brass.
The best way to achieve consistent neck tension is to neck turn the brass with a carbide cutter mandrel that also cuts the inside neck as well to eliminate any donut that might be present. Then size the brass down and set the desired diameter with the correct size mandrel. It’s more consistent due to less spring back and most mandrels are available in .0005.Is not a bushing die the best way to get consistent neck tension when sizing? Help me understand..
Most bushing dies set a more consistent outside neck diameter, while mandrels set a more consistent inside neck diameter.Is not a bushing die the best way to get consistent neck tension when sizing? Help me understand..
It may have been an anomaly, but we ordered a neck bushing die from one of the major die makers and it was oval shaped by .002 Customer service wasn't much help. One the other hand, I have had wonky dies from another mfg. I've pretty much centered up on all RCBS dies for everything.Most bushing dies set a more consistent outside neck diameter, while mandrels set a more consistent inside neck diameter.
RCBS dies have been the worst for me. One neck die had such bad runout not sure how it made it out of the factory. They did replace it though.It may have been an anomaly, but we ordered a neck bushing die from one of the major die makers and it was oval shaped by .002 Customer service wasn't much help. One the other hand, I have had wonky dies from another mfg. I've pretty much centered up on all RCBS dies for everything.
I'm going to bet that no matter what brand there's going to be a couple bad ones in the batch. Quality control across the board needs to improve.RCBS dies have been the worst for me. One neck die had such bad runout not sure how it made it out of the factory. They did replace it though.
Redding is my go to for most dies these days.
Some of the older guy's probably know this. My first RCBS Jr had a slot cut in top at the front where a priming tool went. Size the case bring it down a bit and instaall a primer from the primer feed tube then seat the primer. Wish I still had one of them even though I might not use it that much. Got to the point where I wanted to clean out the pockets before re-priming.I use RCBS full length sizing dies. I’ve never had a neck tension issue with them. I size and deprime at the same time. Seems like a waste of time to do them separately.