I am reloading 6.5 Creedmoor with Lupua brass, using a Reading S type full length die with the bushing but expander removed, (necks are not turned), and follow it with a Sinclair mandrel expander.
I have been reloading for years but I took a reloading class by the the guy who built my gun and he said you don't need to use the mandrel expander every time you reload. Only on new brass that get a little beat up in shipping or if you don't catch your brass when they are ejected and they need to be uniformed.
I am trying to get my standard deviation in the single digits. They are running in the teens now.
Do you guys use an expander each time?
FYI, this will be the third reloading, they were all annealed using an Amp annealer, I use a Wilson chamber type seating die and K&M arbor, 40 grains H4350 using an FX-120i, 130 Berger hybrids, and I'm using a LabRadar Chronograph. I am trying to use the best equipment that I can afford (or sometimes not) to produce as precise rounds as possible. In addition to the question above, If you have other suggestions, let me know.
Sorry for the question turning into a book!!! Thanks
I have been reloading for years but I took a reloading class by the the guy who built my gun and he said you don't need to use the mandrel expander every time you reload. Only on new brass that get a little beat up in shipping or if you don't catch your brass when they are ejected and they need to be uniformed.
I am trying to get my standard deviation in the single digits. They are running in the teens now.
Do you guys use an expander each time?
FYI, this will be the third reloading, they were all annealed using an Amp annealer, I use a Wilson chamber type seating die and K&M arbor, 40 grains H4350 using an FX-120i, 130 Berger hybrids, and I'm using a LabRadar Chronograph. I am trying to use the best equipment that I can afford (or sometimes not) to produce as precise rounds as possible. In addition to the question above, If you have other suggestions, let me know.
Sorry for the question turning into a book!!! Thanks