Brand of Brass for the normal guy

[Castle Rock]

How do you get away with out trimming? Every piece of brass for a bottlenecked cartridge I run through the sizer needs trimmed according to the calipers

That is because your sizing process is ruining your brass.
Over sizing causes the stretch, not usage or pressure.

 

[Sandhills]

That is because your sizing process is ruining your brass.
Over sizing causes the stretch, not usage or pressure.

So how do I fix that? Back the die off?

The whole screw it down till it touches the shell holder and then give it a quarter turn more process isn't the proper way?

 

[06 SB]

So how do I fix that? Back the die off?

The whole screw it down till it touches the shell holder and then give it a quarter turn more process isn't the proper way?

Not really unless your are loading for multiple rifles with the same FL die. I buy a set for each rifle.

Here is what I do…

Erik Cortina FL die set up.

 

[wind gypsy]

Not really unless your are loading for multiple rifles with the same FL die. I buy a set for each rifle.

Here is what I do…

Erik Cortina FL die set up.

Using the calipers to measure the die ring adjustment like that.. Why the heck didn't I ever think of that?