I would like to experiment with some neck sized loads before buying neck sizing dies for various cartridges. I will be starting with 223 and using RCBS FL dies. What is the best way to set up a FL sizing die to size the neck only?
A 40-90 Sharps Bottleneck has a case length of 2 5/8" A 40-90 Sharps Straight has a case length of 3 1/4" (There is conflicting information as to whether this cartridge was an original Sharps offering) If readable the cartridge, including case length, should be marked on the top of the barrel near the receiver. I envy you your possession.
Like TTSX said, no issues with that dent; the first few times I reloaded bottleneck cartridges I had some cases with dimples all the way around the shoulder from too much lubricant. They all fired perfectly fine and returned to their original shape.
I always liked the .357 sig in theory because the bottleneck cartridge should feed better than a straight wall ( or even slightly tapered) case. Unfortunately, that round never really caught on. Maybe it'll come around eventually OK, an even more esoteric round: The 9MM Action Express. .41 AE necked down to 9. Fits a 9mm slide.
I'm starting to reload 9mm Luger and I have two sets of dies available to me. I'd appreciate feedback on your experience with them. Mixing and matching from both is also possible. Lee Deluxe 4-Die Set (carbide sizing, powder-through expander, seater, carbide factory crimp) RCBS 3-Die Carbide...
Just got off the phone with them. Huntington Die Specialties is going out of business, a sad time for sure. They do have a limited supply of some Woodleigh bullets. Of particular interest was .416 Rigby, .500 Jeffery, .505 Gibbs. The inventory listed on their website does not reflect what the...
There were two basic German "8mm" bottleneck cartridges. It started out as a .318 groove diameter, which is now referred to "J bore." Actually, the old German script capital "I" looks like a "J" so it came to be called J bore. I think the "I" stood for Infantrie.
Rifle or pistol? If rifle I would think your better off increasing velocity by increasing powder charge, which means seating deeper shouldn't interfere with case volume. On a bottleneck cartridge the base of the bullet shouldn't seat past the lower case shoulder jct.
The idea of an AR cartridge that headspaces on the case mouth (450 Bushy) has never appealed to me. I like the idea of a bottleneck cartridge that headspaces on the shoulder. 375 SOCOM looks like it will hunt.
