Re: Shoulder bump question.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BuzzBoss915</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto, I was ready to say the same thing, and this is what I mean about the trends that show up here on the hide.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No I mean without full length sizing. I am only neck sizing my brass for extended life. Hornadys new line of neck bushing dies bump the shoulder back without sizing any of the body. This is what I want.</div></div>
Where do they get this stuff? (no offense) Neck sizing only won't extend case life, so far as I know? And, I began looking at neck sizing with a critical eye, quite some time ago. The bushing dies are my go to, for all precision handloading, but for general purpose deer hunting, stuff like that, a shoulder bump with a full length die is perfectly satisfactory.
The main thing is, understand why somebody is using a special purpose die. These things aren't for everyone and knowing why a certain die is being used is important and necessary, to keep one from doing something just because somebody else is doing it. These specialized dies have a purpose, but in terms of being essential; not so much.
I do a lot of benchrest inspired steps in my brass preparation, some of it is completely anal and I know it doesn't help a lot for blasting squirrels, but at least I understand, (somewhat) the law of diminishing returns.
</div></div>
I have read plenty of articles and posts here about full length sizing working the brass hard... As I am sure there are some to the contrary. I can see it over working he brass especially after expanding after the ~3 or so firings until it needs a bump. Obviously there is not a way and this thread has just become about the way you do things, but I doubt you use a $5 bullet to kill squirrels.