Learn To Reload Series- Differences in reloading dies 

For better concentricity, I remove the decapping stem/expander ball from the sizing die. I use an expander mandrel to get better concentricty of the neck, after first using a Lee Universal Decapper die to remove the primer, then a full-length reizing die with a shoulder bump of 0.002", then the expander mandrel. The expander mandrel is also useful for rounding out necks in virgin brass and prior to neck turning.

Very enlightening ty i havent found a good reloading channel in a while.since Johnny went awol i just havent wat hed as many vids on reloadi g im subbed to most reloading channels and havent been enjoying most of the content they all put out this was refreshing and it was the first vid of yours i watched. I literally typed reloading into the search bar scrolled through vids from all the other channels and found yours. You have gained a new subscriber

Thanks, I've got some finer points to look into.

Great info. Redding also makes a body die, that just sizes the body and allows for the user to use a seperate neck die, bushing or mandrel for the neck.

Been wondering about the differences thanks for explaining it cleared a lot up

very informative great video.

Great video.

The trim length for the xdie is .02 under not .002. Wanted to clear that up.

The American Flag is not displayed Properly. the Stars go to the left when hung this way. THANK YOU USN Vet

Thank you bud that was very clear for my newbie self

Well explained. Thx

Great explanation nik. Thank you

Great video! I am new to reloading. Do you have a video explaining the bushing dies for different caliber reloading? If not. It would be great if you made one. Specifically what is the norm of bushing sizes (range) for different calibers. I am looking into reloading 9mm, 38 Super, 223REM Match, 308 Match, and 30-06 Match ammo. Thanks for any info!

How do you know which bushing size you need?

You can use a body die for shoulder bumping only and a neck sizing bushing die for you know what.

What’s the best die set to use in a 7.62x39 semi auto gun I’m finding conflicting results from what I gathered I don’t want to neck size some say to bump neck back 2 thousandths

Hopefully you get a notice of my question. I'm just getting in reloading. 30-06 is what I want to do. Lee has a 4 piece die set; but RCBS has a 2 piece die set. I'm confused.

so for 300 blackout reloading we should use the small base resizing dies, correct?

Thank u

Your flag is backwards. Stars always go on the left

What is a good die set for beginners for a 6.5 creedmoor and 30.06 a single stage press

If Full length resizing dies, resized to factory specs, you would not need small base dies.

How is it possible that 40S&W uses the same die as 10mm?

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I thought neck sizing was for AR’s. RCBS has AR dies they are color coded black box.