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Posted: 12/21/2009 3:23:56 PM EDT
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This may be common knowledge, but I feel like I had an epiphany last night while running through some .308 cases on my RockChucker Supreme. It may work on other presses as well.
I like to put a little lube on the inside of my necks with a nylon brush. I hate fumbling around, picking up the brush, running it in and out of the case, putting the brush down, stroking the press, and on and on.... I was looking for a way to mount my brush when it hit me.... 
I don't use that stupid press priming doohickey anyway. Now my right hand never leaves the press handle, and no more dropped cases/brushes. I'M A FREAKIN' GENIOUS!!!! Well..... let me bask in my own sunshine a while anyway 
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But yes, +1 to brilliant!
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Why didnt I think of that. X-tra point for using the word "doohickey" How do you resize without dies? The flash of the camera followed my flash of brilliance by several hours and several beers. I actually clicked the pic the next day, well after putting away my dies 
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Here's another tip. If you're sizing brass fired from a bolt gun, or from a gun that doesn't ding the mouths in, get a sizing die like a Redding, which comes with an undersized depriming pin retaining nut, remove your standard expander ball and use that.
You don't need the expander ball if your mouths are concentric and not dinged in. This helps eliminate drag and one won't have to lube the inside of the necks at all. Now, if you're sizing brass fired from an AR or an HK-91, which throws that brass hard against poles near the shooter's bench, dinging up the mouths, then you'll need to use that expander ball and lube the inside of the necks. If I have to lube the inside of the necks, I'll set my batch of 50 cases in a reloading block and use the nylon brush, like you use, when I'm not using a spray on lube...say the RCBS CaseLube 2. Good idea though, you thought of. Chris |
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I don't use that stupid press priming doohickey anyway. i must be real old school because i have been useing mine for over 35 years an have no plans to change, also i rarely lube the inside of necks., but if it works for you , great. Dittos Going on 20 years. Switched to One Shot and don't have to mess with the case neck. |
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