i recently had a talk with a reloading buddy i trust and when we got to talking about dies, he was shocked to hear that i use a fl sizing die to reload my 308. i shoot a bolt gun and was under the impression that bumping the shoulder back .002 was normal. he said that i could possibly be over working the brass by fl sizing after every firing instead of just neck sizing. he tried to explain to me that after a case has been shot (fire formed) from a specific chamber that it is basically molded to that chamber and will not need to be fl sized only neck sized, and that the brass will not require trimming to length as often.
now if this was some interweb cowboy id just pretend like i didnt hear it but this is a good buddy and if he's doing something incorrectly or if theres a better way id like to pass it on to him. but on the other hand if im doing something wrong or there a chance i could improve my hand loads id like to know also.
please dont post something like "this guy at the range shooting an ar told me..."
im just interested in the facts and the reasoning behind them. if you could give me some insight that would be much appreciated.
now if this was some interweb cowboy id just pretend like i didnt hear it but this is a good buddy and if he's doing something incorrectly or if theres a better way id like to pass it on to him. but on the other hand if im doing something wrong or there a chance i could improve my hand loads id like to know also.
please dont post something like "this guy at the range shooting an ar told me..."
im just interested in the facts and the reasoning behind them. if you could give me some insight that would be much appreciated.