Reloading Question (Help)

interstatepawnllc

March 09, 2003 07:07

I have a Dillon 550 press and I need to know how much of the length of the shell casing needs to be resized before I bell the case. Should the entire case be resized in the die or just enough of the case to prep it for belling. Thanks in advance.

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  gskyhawk

  March 09, 2003 07:12

  if you're talking about a pistol round then it should be full length resized,
  many people just neck size their rifle rounds , saves over working the brass , but if you neck size your rifle round then they must be used in that
  rifle only and usally are only done for bolt or single shot rifles

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  Iconoclast

  March 10, 2003 14:42

  interstate, to amplify the prior answer, if you load for a semi-auto / pump action rifle or for any rifle other than the one in which the rounds were originally fired, you must full-length resize. I have never neck-sized any handgun ammo in any caliber. If talking straight wall handgun brass, a carbide sizer is a joy beyond description because it eliminates all that lubrication / cleaning BS. I do have some carbide dies for bottleneck cartridges. The makers state that one must still do the lubrication bit on bottlenecks. You can try it without . . . if you have a friend with a decent machine shop . . . as I did . . . twice. Basic rule of thumb would be to fully resize unless you have a very good reason not to do so.

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  interstatepawnllc

  March 10, 2003 19:43

  Thanks guys, gonna shoot my first batch of .380's tommorrow at the range.[:D] Hope I did allright.[:0]
  
  "If your gonna be stupid, go find a democrat."

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  gunnut505

  March 15, 2003 11:33

  Good Luck! I almost quit reloading on my 550B because of the .380! Those teeny tiny cases wobbled around on my shellplate as I tried to get 1/4" more case into the Dillon die, while staring through a lighted magnifier to make sure all 7 flakes of powder fell into the case....then I let my boy try it out; and I'll never have to stuff my fat fingers into the workings of that press again! (I let him shoot half; then I shoot half!)
  The sign of a born reloader is a set of .25ACP dies in a 650 toolstand!
  
  If you know it all; you must have been listening.WEAR EAR PROTECTION!

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