Redding "S" Die Question

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Kimberguy2004

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I'm sizing brass for a 20Practical. That is a .223 case neck sized only, down to a .204. I'm using Redding "S" dies. To do the initial sizing, I'm doing it in two steps and I need to size the complete neck of the case. The FL szing die only appears to size about half of the neck, while the NK die obviously sizes the whole length of the case neck. Is this charateristic of FL dies and will I need to FL size in a separate step then neck size in the second with the NK in order to get the entire case neck sized, or does the NK die also do full length sizing? Once I get the brass formed, I'd like to be able to FL & NK size in one operation. Thanks.. What a great forum..
 
You need a standard full length die to neck down. The bushing dies won't work as the bushing has a bevel on the bottom of the bushing that prevents it from necking down all the way to the shoulder.
 
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The Redding Full Length sizing die does have a bevel machined in the die body and that's the one that only sizes the case neck half-way. The N/K die is machined square and is the one that will size the neck it's full length, but I don't know if it's also supposed to F/L size the entire case or just the neck. I'm trying to get out of having to do this in two separate steps.
 
The bevel I'm talking about is in the bushing to guide the case neck into the bushing. Because of this bevel, it can't size the neck to the top of the shoulder with either type S full length or neck die.
 
Don't know about others...but...

Kimberguy2004 said:
I'm sizing brass for a 20Practical. That is a .223 case neck sized only, down to a .204. I'm using Redding "S" dies. To do the initial sizing, I'm doing it in two steps and I need to size the complete neck of the case. The FL szing die only appears to size about half of the neck, while the NK die obviously sizes the whole length of the case neck. Is this charateristic of FL dies and will I need to FL size in a separate step then neck size in the second with the NK in order to get the entire case neck sized, or does the NK die also do full length sizing? Once I get the brass formed, I'd like to be able to FL & NK size in one operation. Thanks.. What a great forum..
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My S-type full length Redding die is adjustable via the top knurled knob on top of the die, to size the neck all the way down to just a few thousands from the shoulder junction. Be sure to back off the knob about a 1/16th of a turn from the bottom to allow the bushing to float so it can center on the neck. Works for me...virg.
 
I wonder if you could use a 20 Tactical forming die to get the neck sized. This would be just a one time thing.
 
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