What are your thoughts on sizing brass before shooting when you get it new in box. I have always sized it but I never know if I am better off looking for a node without sizing then after the cases are fire formed properly then tweaking the best loads from the unsized cases. What do you guys do do? Does anyone just load and shoot would you start load development there then set your sizing die properly to bump your shoulder .002 or .003 and then really get into your load development? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Sizing new brass or just shoot???
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Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
I think that depends somewhat on what type of brass you are using. Bulk Winchester and Remington brass that I have bought is dented pretty good, and running them through the resizer is necessary.
With Nosler, Lapua I would imagine you could load them up.
I think that depends somewhat on what type of brass you are using. Bulk Winchester and Remington brass that I have bought is dented pretty good, and running them through the resizer is necessary.
With Nosler, Lapua I would imagine you could load them up.
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
With Winchester brass it is a very good idea to run it through a FL resizing die.
With Winchester brass it is a very good idea to run it through a FL resizing die.
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
I've founded dented case mouths in Lapua boxes....
"Sizing" new brass isn't going to do much for the case body/shoulder, but it will give you a more consistant neck tension, which you can't guarantee "out of the box".
I run new brass through the sizer....no big deal here.
I've founded dented case mouths in Lapua boxes....
"Sizing" new brass isn't going to do much for the case body/shoulder, but it will give you a more consistant neck tension, which you can't guarantee "out of the box".
I run new brass through the sizer....no big deal here.
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
I shoot Winchester brass and I usually run it through a Lee Collet die to round out the dented mouths.
Other than that, no problems.
I shoot Winchester brass and I usually run it through a Lee Collet die to round out the dented mouths.
Other than that, no problems.
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
Chamber every case first. If any don't like the process, my bet would be to resize the batch before loading. If some need it, better to reize them, and then, it makes sense from a consistency viewpoint to size the rest as well.
Greg
Chamber every case first. If any don't like the process, my bet would be to resize the batch before loading. If some need it, better to reize them, and then, it makes sense from a consistency viewpoint to size the rest as well.
Greg
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
Load them and shoot them unless the case mouths are screwed up.
Load them and shoot them unless the case mouths are screwed up.
Re: Sizing new brass or just shoot???
I run all new brass through ny neck sizing die to make sure the necks are properly round and will hold the bullets. {I also do a complete brass prep on all new cases.}
I run all new brass through ny neck sizing die to make sure the necks are properly round and will hold the bullets. {I also do a complete brass prep on all new cases.}
