capinyoass
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- Apr 19, 2013
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Any one try a Lee EZ X Rod (.223) in a Lee Universal De-primer die?
Why would you put an expander into a die that does not size the neck?????
The problem is, once you full length resize, trying to shove the expander into the neck may crush the case.
You shove the expander into the neck after sizing?????
OK, if it works for you.
to neck expand once and then do it again to flare the neck
When you say it FL sizes but not neck sizes, it does not reduce the neck size, or it does not neck expand?
Different things.
Why would you expand twice?
When I load cast bullets in pistol cases the neck expander will flare.
When I load them in rifle cases, I do not flare.
When you say it FL sizes but not neck sizes, it does not reduce the neck size, or it does not neck expand?
Different things.
Why would you expand twice?
When I load cast bullets in pistol cases the neck expander will flare.
When I load them in rifle cases, I do not flare.
Pinecone...
The 1200 trim die xoes not oversize the neck. It sizes the neck the same way that a normal fl sizing die does. The m die does the same thing an expander does in a fl die in a separate operation. They have been used for decades to expand rifle cases for cast bullets. The 1200 does not chamfer the case mouth, but cuts clean enough to make chamfering unnecessary.
The m die is like shoving a bullet into the mouth of the case. This bullet just happens to be a carbide mandrel on the end of a die. It does not oversize. With quite literally over 100k rounds loaded in this manner over the last 20 years, I have never seen any signs of premature brass failure due to fatigue.
OP... Instead of trying to cobble something together to expand your necks, I would recommend the Lyman M die. That expander is designed to go into a piece of unsized brass and be drawn out after the sizing operation. It is 1 way like Charles Street. The M die was designed from the ground up to expand from the outside. I think you are going to end up getting frustrated with this one and end up buying the M die anyway.