Hornet dies

[Inrut24/7]

So im thinking i heard before that its best to necksize the small hornet brass, Has anyone tried neck sized brass in your handi hornets and will it lead to having stuck cases?

[aulrich]

Yes the less you work hornet brass the better ( in one of my loading manuals the author recommends only going halfway down the neck. Neck sizing and handis seem to be a hit and miss sort of thing. I have the dies for my k-hornet just coming up to the shoulder and  slightly sizing them. It's easy to check take the sized brass and if it sticks out at all, you will have a problem.

Though i'll be confirming this with some testing this weekend but you should be thinking about a lee crimp die, that too is supposed to make a big difference with hornet accuracy.

[quickdtoo]

There are a bunch here that are very happy using the Lee Collet die for the Hornet.

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,84119.msg511479.html#msg511479

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,56047.msg333380.html#msg333380

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,59531.msg357770.html#msg357770

[aulrich]

Yes I like the lee collet dies especially the bullet seater, but get the deluxe set that has the fl sizer too just in case.

[Inrut24/7]

Last night i ordered the lee 3 die set, FL sizer, necksizer and seater dies,case trimmer and a plastic 50 round ammo box, Alot of times midway has stuff here within 2 days, so hopefully i will get some testing in next week.