I've been reloading for 30 years, pistol and rifle (.22Hornet, .223Rem., 6.8SPC, .270) and would like to branch out beyond the typical reloading (plinking/nominal accuracy improvement) and standard reloading dies (Lyman/Hornady). Maybe something allowing a little more accuracy. Therefore, I was considering buying a commercial bolt-action 6.5 Creedmoor rifle. I'm not intending to compete or shoot at 1000yds, but I would like to do the best I can without being anal and buying custom dies. For the first time, I thought I would try using a sizing-die employing a neck bushing.
1) If the bullet is .264", brass neck thickness is .013 - .015, and I want .001" neck tension, do I get a single .291" bushing, buy multiple neck bushings and segregate the brass by neck thickness, or turn the necks down for consistency, .014" and use the .291" bushing?
2) If I neck-size, don't I need a standard FL-die for new brass to be fire-formed?
( I think I answered my own question - buy a FL neck-bushing die and bump the shoulder back .002".)