rick523
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That is supposed to read mandrel!
Best piece of reloading of equipment u have
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Thank u sir! Got two sayings in life I abide by. If u ain't learning u dying! And if u ain't first u last! Lol
For me it was a:
Precision roller bearing concentricity indicator stand. Allows me to load for least run out, check cases, necks, bullets and loaded round tips and also recognize when somthing in the process or a component is amiss. Allows me to index each load to the high spot (marker dot) and then chamber every load to keep run-out in same relationship with chamber.
Good question.
katakenm
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All listed above are great things! I am 54 yrs. old. One of the things not listed that saved me many hours of time and relieved eye strain was an electronic LED lit, goose neck mounted, base plate stabilized, 4 inch magnifying glass. It hase saved hours of eye strain when I am sorting brass and cleaning it. I use it to inspect the inside of my dies when cleaning them. And... when I need a little more light when reloading, I aim it at one of my presses and it helps in many ways.
Mandrels?
Yes sir the mandrel setup is another die body that housed just a mandrel inside which can be changed out with many different size mandrels. U basically just remove the expander button from your Redding die and bushing size and once that is done run a mandrel into all your necks. I normally pick a die bushing that will give me .003 neck tension and then use Sinclair NT mandrel which is .002 under bullet diameter. This is particularly helpful to people than don't neck turn imho.
Another idea behind it is that some think that the expander button in dies because it's coming up thru the neck from bottom can induce concentricity issues vs the mandrel sizing as it pushes from top to bottom of case mouth and because of the angled shoulder on most rifle cases lends to greater structural strength pushing thru vs pulling thru.
Here is a pic of the die body. Simply take cap off and replace different mandrels.
K&M also makes one
Which A&D scale did you buy?
Fx 120i
How much do you want for one of your tuners?
Wow, I wish I made more money!
MudRunner2005
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Yep, a good press-mounted collet style bullet puller is worth every penny. I knew I was forgetting to add something to the list. That's what it was. I use the RCBS 9440 puller. Works amazing.
