deye243 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Ziad wrote:With the cost of ammo of a 223 and the resultant abundance of one fired cases, I am unsure if it would be an issue to just normal neck size 5 times and then chuck it away.... I reckon you could even FLS 5 times and be fine.
FLS was all I did for many years and probably still do the most (nothing worse than being out hunting and go to chamber a round and find out it don't fit no more cos ya only been neck sizing em.
I must be special never had that problem after 20 years of neck sizing even with my revolvers I only ever size 95% of the case that held the pill . The only ones I full length sized were for the 45ACP.
Yeah I've been caught out a few times over the years, prob was I didn't quite have the dies set up right at the time but ya live and learn. generally what I do now when setting up the dies is size a case, chamber it and see it it cycles right and the bolt closes fine then I lock em down and check a few more until Im happy they cycle fine.
I never got bothered with neck dies for quite a few years and still don't have em for some of the cals I have.