02-23-2024, 03:51 AM
Unlike the author of this thread, I have not reloaded for 50 years. But I have been successful and here is how.
1. I always deprime my cases with a universal deprimer.
2. Then I anneal my cases
3. I lube my cases with the lanoline / alcohol method and the run my Grendel cases through a LEE full size die WITHOUT THE EXPANDER BALL / depriming pin.
4. It indeed bottoms out the top of the neck (and distorts it a bit) but I will trim it to the proper 6 ARC case length afterwards.
5. Run the proper 6mm EXPANDER through the cases to open the neck for proper neck tension.
6. Trim.
6. Run through a case gauge to verify.
7. Prime, charge, seat bullet and go.
No problems at all with my method so far.
Note: I SHOULD PROBABLY trim a few thousand before running the brass through the sizing die to keep the top of the neck from bottoming out.... and I will probably do that the next time. I just did this for the first time recently.
LEE DIES have proven to be the best for me when reforming cases to a new caliber. cheap and great.
Hope this helps.
Gene
1. I always deprime my cases with a universal deprimer.
2. Then I anneal my cases
3. I lube my cases with the lanoline / alcohol method and the run my Grendel cases through a LEE full size die WITHOUT THE EXPANDER BALL / depriming pin.
4. It indeed bottoms out the top of the neck (and distorts it a bit) but I will trim it to the proper 6 ARC case length afterwards.
5. Run the proper 6mm EXPANDER through the cases to open the neck for proper neck tension.
6. Trim.
6. Run through a case gauge to verify.
7. Prime, charge, seat bullet and go.
No problems at all with my method so far.
Note: I SHOULD PROBABLY trim a few thousand before running the brass through the sizing die to keep the top of the neck from bottoming out.... and I will probably do that the next time. I just did this for the first time recently.
LEE DIES have proven to be the best for me when reforming cases to a new caliber. cheap and great.
Hope this helps.
Gene