edward hogan
04-30-2012, 03:32 AM
Mostly I use Forster seating dies with sliding die chamber. Don't have anything but their standard seating stems.
Over the weekend, I was loading some lyman 180gr boolits to fireform some .30-06 AI cases. Used the S FL die with .335 bushing and boolits were just barely sung seated just over first lube ring. Tried the Forster and Redding seaters and the ogive being way out on the nose of the boolit was not giving me what I wanted, plus there was no crimp or tapering to cinch case tighter to boolit.
So... I checked the Type S FL neck clearance and the loaded round cleared easily. I put a .334 bushing in first and then stacked two other bushings of greater diameter on top and removed decap rod etc from the top plug.
Basically, I was able to size the neck .001 tighter and boolit was in a tight press fit.
Fired a bunch of these today. First one I lubed with Mobil 1 synth grease and the lube was so slippery the case did not expand. Next 24 I fired w/o lube and all formed up perfectly using virgin Win brass. Was using a Lee dipper to provide 50gr xmr4350 for forming load.
Barrel is a factory stainless that feels kind of rough. Ran bore brush sprayed w/WallyWorld carb cleaner through about 20 cycles and 2 or 3 sprayings and then one patch which came out pretty damn clean. Amazing for a straight Wheelweight alloy boolit at pretty high velocity and no lube or gas check...
Will brush out again tomorrow with Barnes CR-110 and see what I get. Was just firing to make the brass, offhand at @ 25yds, but accuracy was pretty decent and consistent. didn't even size the boolits...
Pretty interesting to use the Redding S sizer as a seater.
Over the weekend, I was loading some lyman 180gr boolits to fireform some .30-06 AI cases. Used the S FL die with .335 bushing and boolits were just barely sung seated just over first lube ring. Tried the Forster and Redding seaters and the ogive being way out on the nose of the boolit was not giving me what I wanted, plus there was no crimp or tapering to cinch case tighter to boolit.
So... I checked the Type S FL neck clearance and the loaded round cleared easily. I put a .334 bushing in first and then stacked two other bushings of greater diameter on top and removed decap rod etc from the top plug.
Basically, I was able to size the neck .001 tighter and boolit was in a tight press fit.
Fired a bunch of these today. First one I lubed with Mobil 1 synth grease and the lube was so slippery the case did not expand. Next 24 I fired w/o lube and all formed up perfectly using virgin Win brass. Was using a Lee dipper to provide 50gr xmr4350 for forming load.
Barrel is a factory stainless that feels kind of rough. Ran bore brush sprayed w/WallyWorld carb cleaner through about 20 cycles and 2 or 3 sprayings and then one patch which came out pretty damn clean. Amazing for a straight Wheelweight alloy boolit at pretty high velocity and no lube or gas check...
Will brush out again tomorrow with Barnes CR-110 and see what I get. Was just firing to make the brass, offhand at @ 25yds, but accuracy was pretty decent and consistent. didn't even size the boolits...
Pretty interesting to use the Redding S sizer as a seater.