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necking straight wall brass

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07 September 2015, 21:57
hunteratheart
necking straight wall brass
Never done it before. Received a bunch of .375 straight wall brass and want to neck it for .375 Ruger. Is it as simple as running through .375 Ruger FL die or .375 Ruger neck die?


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07 September 2015, 22:53
dpcd
Pretty much; try one and see if it needs annealing first. Do not try to horse it all in at once; milk it in and out (Hard to describe), and redistribute the lube each time; do not use too much lube or you will dent the cases, and don't use too little either.
The necks must be PERFECT; otherwise you will get folds in them. I mean the mouths.
Saturday I did some 577-450s from 24 gauge brass; that is the ultimate in forming. Except for the .22-.50 BMG.
12 September 2015, 01:50
Atkinson
Also I might add to dpcds post that it will help if you neck it down in as many steps as possible such as to through a 416 die then a .375...Milking as described is some good advise for sure.

Another procedure is to use file trim dies for a 416 Rem, 416 Ruger and 375 Ruger then trim and full length resize last of all. the Idea to bring it down in as many gradual steps as possible.


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