OOPS

[Prc329]

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic. I forgot to tack a good one last night.



I was neck sizing brass last night and I got one with the next crushed. I figured I could straighten it out by neck sizing it. Well I was right and wrong

BTW, I am using the lee neck sizer. Should I get a "better" one or just keep using it. This is a 308 winchester brass. I now have 99 Unless you count the BHA brass.

[rksimple]

I've never had that problem with my Lee collet neck sizer, but doesn't that happen when the collet closes without a piece of brass in there?

[PistolPete75]

in general Lee stuff suxs. i take it back, i just like the the other brands better. i have fullsized, and neck sized. it's all the same, no real difference in brass life of performance. from now on, i'll probably stick to using the forester fullsize size, that deprimes at the same time.

on a side note, even crappy dillon fullsize dies work perfectly fine.

and fgmm brass is holding up well. metal is soft yes, but it's holding up well. i'm on my 8th reload, and no issues with the primer pockets, neck, etc. no blown primers, etc. etc.

nosler is holding up strong, around my 7th or 8th reload, no issues what so ever. brass is strong, and primer pockets, still very tight.

lupua, adios amigos. i think i had a bad batch. five loads, gone.

chuck that brass, don't use it anymore. i don't like deformed brass.

[xrMike]

in general Lee stuff suxs.

I've been really happy with all of my Lee equipment so far. I've loaded several thousand .45ACP rounds with their classic turret press and .45 dies, and I've full-length sized nearly 1K rounds of .223, and trimmed/chamfered them with Lee tools also.

Not a single problem.

[Prc329]

I'm just keeping that one to remind me what not to do. I think it got dropped and stepped on so the mouth was about half the normal opening. Myself in my ever wonderful wisdom decided it was a good idea to run it threw my neck sizer die and see what happens.

[PistolPete75]

I've been really happy with all of my Lee equipment so far. I've loaded several thousand .45ACP rounds with their classic turret press and .45 dies, and I've full-length sized nearly 1K rounds of .223, and trimmed/chamfered them with Lee tools also.

Not a single problem.

more power to you. i just prefer the other brands, RCBS, Dillon, Forester.

i trust these brands over Lee. it's my prejudice, you get what you pay for type of attitude.

[wildcard]

I hate that crap when you don't have your brass count as a multiple of 20 (fit in factory boxes), 50 (fit in MTM Case Gard boxes), or 100 (just makes sense). Having 99 instead of 100 must REALLY suck. Maybe it's just me.

[PistolPete75]

I hate that crap when you don't have your brass count as a multiple of 20 (fit in factory boxes), 50 (fit in MTM Case Gard boxes), or 100 (just makes sense). Having 99 instead of 100 must REALLY suck. Maybe it's just me.

yep, i know the feeling. it's like your not "complete" and "whole"

[wildcard]

The only thing I use from Lee is their hand primer for handgun loads and their hand case trimmers. This was when I started reloading and was budget minded as long as the tool did the job. Now I want more efficiency and quality so time to upgrade!

[rksimple]

i have fullsized, and neck sized. it's all the same, no real difference in brass life of performance.

Do you use bushing neck dies? They WILL make your necks last longer by not oversizing them and then opening them back up with the expander ball.

On performance, NS is supposed to give you much better accuracy. The group below was with new military brass, not even prepped. ES was 14 on this string.



For comps, FL sizing sure makes it easy to chamber. Which is good when you're racing the clock.

[Socal858]

lee's stuff isnt made as well as the rest of the competition. i buy some of it because its what i can afford. the presses and priming tools work fine.

however, my dies are redding

[PistolPete75]

ya, i have the hornady competition neck sizing dies with bushings for .336 and .338. tried it, same ol, same ol for me. what i want is the giraud trimmer. i can't get that out of my head.

nosler is built like a tank. fgmm is a little soft, and i can see why people would neck size it to .336 but if you properly fullsize it i think it's about the same performance. at least, i can't tell the difference.

in my opinion, this is the order of most importance from greatest to least importance. bullet, powder, primer, then brass in term of components.

i would put more emphasis or dollars spent on the quality of bullets and powder, then the primer, and then the brass.

i'm happy with my fgmm, and if i buy new i'll end up with winchesters. lupua and nosler only if i get a real deal, too expensive i think, it's not like they work magic.

[Prc329]

Do you use bushing neck dies? They WILL make your necks last longer by not oversizing them and then opening them back up with the expander ball.

On performance, NS is supposed to give you much better accuracy. The group below was with new military brass, not even prepped. ES was 14 on this string.



For comps, FL sizing sure makes it easy to chamber. Which is good when you're racing the clock.

I have a box of once fired LC brass that I have used with great success. I like win because it holds more powder. I need to use 46.5 to get 2900 fps. That fills the basic LC brass to the rim almost.

[PistolPete75]

until, i go hot with those 155 scenars, i will stick with my fgmm brass. when i hot on my loads, i'll go buy those winchesters. i still have 1000k rounds to go, before the change over.

[Prc329]

I have about 800 LC to go threw. I use it for everything but the 155s.