Captain*kirk
Member
For all you guys who load bottleneck rifle...do you full-length resize or neck size your cases?
It's said that neck sizing only extends the life of your brass by only re-working the necked down portion of the brass, leaving the fireformed case expanded to fit the chamber, thus cutting down on work hardening of the brass and case length growth and subsequent trimming. The downside, of course, being that your reloads will only fit your chamber, and not your brother's rifle chambered in the same caliber. This kind of puts a stranglehold on the idea of loading up several hundred rounds that you don't intend to shoot right away. I have both full length and neck sizing dies in 7mmRM, but got away from neck sizing when my son bought a Sako chambered in 7mm on the off chance he wanted to shoot some of my ammo (he sold the gun a few years back). Thinking about going back to neck sizing but wanting some input on whether it's worth while, or just full length to SAAMI specs?
It's said that neck sizing only extends the life of your brass by only re-working the necked down portion of the brass, leaving the fireformed case expanded to fit the chamber, thus cutting down on work hardening of the brass and case length growth and subsequent trimming. The downside, of course, being that your reloads will only fit your chamber, and not your brother's rifle chambered in the same caliber. This kind of puts a stranglehold on the idea of loading up several hundred rounds that you don't intend to shoot right away. I have both full length and neck sizing dies in 7mmRM, but got away from neck sizing when my son bought a Sako chambered in 7mm on the off chance he wanted to shoot some of my ammo (he sold the gun a few years back). Thinking about going back to neck sizing but wanting some input on whether it's worth while, or just full length to SAAMI specs?