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New brass? If so, you need to "fireform" them and then start fiddling with your die.

A wind flag 15' in front of your shooting bench will teach you some very, very important lessons on how a "switch" from left to right...

Absolutely. Open it back up just enough for uniformity.

I want the brass to be clean every time and that means getting the carbon out of the necks. If I need a lube in the necks then I will...

No. Squeaky clean necks causes high seating friction (not tension). This can mess with your ability to easily seat bullets to desired...

The mandrel is the way to go to get consistant tension. Haven't annealed in about 4 firings. It may be time.