Neck treatment after pulling bullets?

[64Rambler]

I hade a good amount of rounds left after a match and pulled the bullets (and powder) because the load didn't work out. Now I'm back to primed brass, but the neck has seen a bullet. Curious what others do...

1 - reload as is
2 - resize the neck, then load

Thanks in advance,
Scott

 

[ZenArchery]

option B). Removing depriming pin and resize.

 

[mgunderson]

Try some of both and see how tolerant your load. Let the data tell you. I have done both. Ammo for a big match definitely gets the neck resized. Practice ammo..... I will try all sorts of stuff.

 

[steve210]

option B). Removing depriming pin and resize.

+1 definately

 

[Bob3700]

I just run the case thru my bushing die ( remove the decap pin) , dry lube the neck n seat the bullet.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Use a Wilson neck die, keep going

 

[lefty222]

Use a Wilson neck die, keep going

l just found a RCBS neck die for my 222 rem. mag for doing the same thing or just neck size once brass was fire formed in you rifle.

 

[64Rambler]

Yeah, I deprime in a separate step, so my sizing dies are de-pinned.
Thanks all.

 

[R.Morehouse]

Tap the brass a few times to make sure all the powder came out, run a nylon brush in and out a few times to uniform the carbon in the neck, resize, then reload.

Regards
Rick

 

[Chris Edmondson]

I'd remove the decapping pin from my Redding FL die and resize the necks.

You might try seating a bullet to see if there's enough remaining neck tension too, success depends on how much plastic deformation the neck experienced in the first seating.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

It’s really hard to believe it changed the neck by just pulling the bullet out.

 

[ELR LVR]

It’s really hard to believe it changed the neck by just pulling the bullet out.

Most of my brass will stretch .001" after pulling a bullet
It still squeeze back down due to elasticity and still hold a bullet
......., but not back to the same dimensions as if just resized
If I had .003" neck tension, it would then be .002"
I always at least neck size after if I pull bullets
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It would be nice if the brass elasticity was so good it went right back to sized Internal dimension after releasing a bullet
then we'd hardly ever have to resize even after firing.
(maybe someone should come up with a brass alloy for that, even if cost doubled, the time savings would be huge)

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Most of my brass will stretch .001" after pulling a bullet
It still squeeze back down due to elasticity and still hold a bullet
......., but not back to the same dimensions as if just resized
If I had .003" neck tension, it would then be .002"
I always at least neck size after if I pull bullets
----
It would be nice if the brass elasticity was so good it went right back to sized Internal dimension after releasing a bullet
then we'd hardly ever have to resize even after firing.
(maybe someone should come up with a brass alloy for that, even if cost doubled, the time savings would be huge)

I hope we have to resize after firing, lol. Otherwise we wouldn’t like dealing with that over pressure.

 

[ELR LVR]

I hope we have to resize after firing, lol. Otherwise we wouldn’t like dealing with that over pressure.

Well yes, haha, as long as we don't overpressure
Wouldn't that be so cool?
The brass going right back to original dimensions, UNLESS you over pressured it
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Over pressure acts more like hammering it into shape
vs just expanding/Ballooning it

 

[marchx]

I'd remove the decapping pin from my Redding FL die and resize the necks.

You might try seating a bullet to see if there's enough remaining neck tension too, success depends on how much plastic deformation the neck experienced in the first seating.

I do the same.
Alternatively I seat the bullets „as is” with KM press controlling the neck tension. If neck tension is consistent across the population I just shoot it.

 

[64Rambler]

It’s really hard to believe it changed the neck by just pulling the bullet out.

Pulling the bullet in and of itself, no. But given that the bullet is a larger diameter than the expander mandrel, more stretching of the neck likely occurred beyond the original sizing.

 

[boltfluter]

If this is for a serious match, I would treat the brass like it had been shot and resize it accordingly. Anything else is just asking for trouble. Imho.
Paul