How treat brass after pulling bullets?

[dsly]

Thank you

However wrong I apparently was, nothing in your original post indicated you knew anything about reloading, and yes, I was concerned you might blow your finger off too! That's it, concern that came out a bit harsh. But keep piling on Joe, he doesn't mind as long as you learned something, even if its not from me.

Joe-NWT:
Now that is the kind of thoughtful response I usually get in this forum. Your concern is noted and appreciated. Thank you.
The overall opinion (from several forums) seems to be that I need to just re-size the necks, for which I can use my collet die. If it were not a tube-feed rifle, perhaps neck tension would not be as important.
So today's task is to use the calipers to compare neck size between a freshly FL resized case and the ones from which I pulled bullets (I should have thought of that one!), but I will probably end up neck sizing anyway.
Thanks to everyone for their input!

 

[joe-nwt]

Joe-NWT:
Now that is the kind of thoughtful response I usually get in this forum. Your concern is noted and appreciated. Thank you.
The overall opinion (from several forums) seems to be that I need to just re-size the necks, for which I can use my collet die. If it were not a tube-feed rifle, perhaps neck tension would not be as important.
So today's task is to use the calipers to compare neck size between a freshly FL resized case and the ones from which I pulled bullets (I should have thought of that one!), but I will probably end up neck sizing anyway.
Thanks to everyone for their input!

Shortcut test: seat a bullet on one of your empty brass. Measure the length, then take the round and push it point first into a piece of wood. Use moderate force. Measure again, if the round hasn't shortened (you haven't pushed the bullet in) you are good to go. Maybe not benchrest tension but at least you can carry on with your load development.