Question re using body die

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Might be a stupid question but mama always told me there are no stupid questions just stupid answers.

So for new unprimed brass can I body die the brass then neck size the brass (in 2 different dies) is this the equivalent to a full length die??I will be shooting a bolt 308 (one gun) and I thought why buy a full length sizing die if I don't need too

thks in advance
 
Yes, that should work.

If the brass is new, why use the body die at all? I can see neck sizing if you want to adjust neck tension, but there's no reason to work harden the brass unnecessarily.
 
For brand new brass just put primer powder and bullet
And shoot
After 1 fired body die just enought to bump the shoulder few thousand
Redding Compétition shell holder is a must with body die to not overwork the brass
After that neck size with the right bushing for proper neck tension
 
New unprimed brass requires FL resizing. You cannot just neck size.
Most rifle die sets come with an FL sizer die. No need to buy anything separately. Are you saying you have dies but only a neck sizer? Lot of work mucking around with two dies.
Your ma is confused. It's ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer. Otherwise, the only stupid question is the one not asked.
 
Yes your right FL at least with federal gold 30-06 some cases even have to be trimmed( over length )I was surprised also found flash holes were very poor.I was planning on getting a redding body die will look into the shell holder first I've heard of that ?
Am just going to get 308 dies ,rifle is still in transit (Canada post )First box will probably be factory loads for break in then reload .Body dies seem to be sold separately and I was looking at lee collet die(not ready to play with bushing yet ) but I don't like there seating die and was thinking about forester for seating die .
Any thoughts
 
I like to run new brass through the FL die before I chamfer the case mouth (inside and outside), makes it nice and round. Sometimes the case mouth is not perfectly round and using the chamfering tool on it makes for an uneven chamfer.
 
I use a Lee collet/Forster BR combo. Works very well. The seating plug in Lee's .30 cal seating dies are all the same and meant to seat everything from .30 cal pistol bullets to .30 cal rifle bullets. Match bullets dont seat very consistently with them. The Forster, like many seating dies intended for low drag match bullets, will give much better results. I get base to ogive consistency inside .0005" if my calipers can even tell. As for new brass, do yourself a favour and FL size before the first loading. There's not much in life that will drive you up the wall worse than having to undo a large amount of your hard, tedious work. Like pulling bullets and dumping hand weighed charges because you got a batch of brass that wasn't properly formed at the factory and doesn't chamber in your rifle. And yes, a body die plus a neck die does that. If you haven't bought dies yet I'd suggest the Lee deluxe set with an FL die, collet die, seating die, shellholder, powder scoop and reloading data for less than the Forster BR seating die. Add the BR for a pretty sweet package IMO.
 
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