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Offline Awf Hand

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Bushing style or collet neck dies
« on: January 13, 2007, 02:51:51 PM »
Could someone explain to me how these things work and how do I select the right size for best accuracy.

Let me expand a bit:

I'm shooting cast lead bullets and unsure about what is the best neck tension on them. 

If I'm understanding correctly, a person measures the OD of a loaded round and calculates down a few thousanths for the right size.  The difficulty comes in when I'm shooting lead (GC) bullets with no crimp and I've found that a bit tighter neck works a bit better.  If I measure the OD I'll still get the same measurement, but I won't have a good handle on the "grip" of the mouth to the bullet.
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