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Sizing Die Mod
Feb 10th, 2017 at 10:28pm
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Anybody opened up the neck area on a full length sizing die?  How much did you open it up?  I started doing that with my 30-06 dies.  I bought 3 used ones off ebay and opened them up in 2 thou increments instead of using my my bushing die.  Then I used a mandrel.  The unsized portion of the neck was sticking in my Giraud trimmer.  No bushing dies for Krag anyway.
  
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Re: Sizing Die Mod
Reply #1 - Feb 10th, 2017 at 11:25pm
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I think standard dies over work the necks also. I thought the dies were to hard to machine and have lapped them out. Now that I think about it I am not sure if I have tried to scratch a die with a file to see how hard it is. what ever way you do it try not to change the centerline. A member here did some experiments with dies that made the necks off center and it really affected accuracy.
  
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Re: Sizing Die Mod
Reply #2 - Feb 11th, 2017 at 6:04pm
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Got a bushing die for a .308?  Leaves the case unsupported, but as long as you're attentive when you put the brass in the shellholder, it'll do fine.
  
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