Neck sizing ?

To date I have only ever FL sized my brass. I was looking into neck sizing for my bolt guns and Ive been looking at some for a couple calibers. Main question is if I got a Lee set it doesn’t bump the shoulder. If I need to set back the shoulder a couple thou after firing the Lee set is unusable. I looked at Forster also that comes with 3 collets and it bumps the shoulder also if needed. What do you guys recommend in this dept? I’m not sure I have a in depth knowledge of what I need to be looking for...


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I full length size everything.

When I started off hand loading I did some neck sizing, but that went away when I couldn’t ever see a difference between the ammo that was FL sized vs neck sized.

I know some people swear by it, but I really don’t think it does anything but keep you from using the rounds in multiple rifles.

For me it isn’t worth it.


Reloading...it’s like knitting for men.

I just thought I’d get longer life out of my brass is why I’m looking. I only have one rifle in the calibers I load for so that’s not an issue for me (gun to gun) at least


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I have used nothing but Lee dies for years. Never have I had to bump the shoulder back! And I neck surgery zen after the very first time loading for my gun(s), there I full length size so the brass can conform to my gun(s). If shooting in more than one gun, your load won’t be so hot in one of them. Work loads for both of them or how many guns will shoot them.


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I have a set of rcbs 308 dies that have both FL and neck sizing dies. As long as your load isn't real hot its not gonna stretch the case much. So you could do either for sizing. Personally i FL everything. Always have probably always will. As the last post stated you'll need a load for each gun. They all like something different. Yes it may shoot it but if your gonna take the time to load your own why shoot something that doesn't shoot well.

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Very well said EUDE


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Very well said EUDE


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For me I started reloading for two reasons. Less money and better accuracy. I've been doing it since 1996. No I don't know everything or been loading as long as some. To this day i won't use a powder measure for my rifle. I still weigh every load. I want them to stack the bullets if i can do my part. At this point i don't care if it coated more to reload than buy factory ammo. I want the accuracy.

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Yes, I agree with you. As I weigh each powder charge for my rifles also. I love the accuracy that one can tune in on . Working up loads and how far from the lands and all it make reloading a challenge, but a darn good hobby for sure. Plus it gives me a sense of pride to spend $20.00 and get a natural buzz. Yes I am hooked on reloading. Like you I don’t care if it cost more or not. I will reload.


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Neck sizing helps to avoid working the brass too much, but I typically full length size anyhow.

As long as you are using the same brass in the same bolt action gun neck sizing is ideal. The lee collet neck sizing dies are the best out there for neck sizing. I load a lot of old military calibers and this is the best way to keep the brass living a long life. If a couple rounds start getting hard to load I full length size the whole lot of brass. Usually that is after 5 to 8 neck sizings.

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As long as you are using the same brass in the same bolt action gun neck sizing is ideal. The lee collet neck sizing dies are the best out there for neck sizing. I load a lot of old military calibers and this is the best way to keep the brass living a long life. If a couple rounds start getting hard to load I full length size the whole lot of brass. Usually that is after 5 to 8 neck sizings.

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I also neck size everything, until it needs to be full length sized. It’s worked well for me through the years. My brass life is good, unless I’ve hammered the brass with high pressure loads. I can’t compare what I do with full length sizing every time, because I’ve always done it this way. But like with everything, there is more than one way to skin a cat, so figure out what works best for you and stick with it.


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For me I started reloading for two reasons. Less money and better accuracy. I've been doing it since 1996. No I don't know everything or been loading as long as some. To this day i won't use a powder measure for my rifle. I still weigh every load. I want them to stack the bullets if i can do my part. At this point i don't care if it coated more to reload than buy factory ammo. I want the accuracy.

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EUDE, you should try loading some rifle rounds with your powder measure. I weighed each and every rifle round for years and years. My good buddy used to weigh his test loads, but throw powder after that. His guns shot just as well as mine. So one day I decided to do a test. I had a 220swift that was a half inch rifle, and I loaded 10 rounds by weighing each powder charge, and 10 with the powder charge straight from the powder measure. I went to the range and shot 4, 5 shot groups. I couldn’t tell a difference. I also have a .308winchester that I never weighed a single charge on. I found where the settings were, using varget, for minimum and maximum powder charges and loaded all of my test rounds between those two settings. That 308 is a sub 3/8” Rifle. Sorry for the long post, and off topic, but just wanted to share my experiences.


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I have done both. Where I am using a bolt action rifle in one caliber for target or varmint, I still neck size. I don't for big game anymore, especially since my son and I shoot the same caliber (30-06).

I have found some gains in my 25-06 with precision neck sized loads of about a 1/4" versus FL. For deer rounds, I stopped though as sometimes these feel a bit tight on bolt close and I want to cycle the bolt quickly in this case.