I've managed to accumulate a few sets (ok, 9 sets) of loading dies for my 44 Special. All steel (no carbide). I'm trying to figure out how to determine which case sizing die to use--and given today's component shortage, I can't just load 100 rounds with each and test them for accuracy.
I've set aside 100 1x-fired cases to do some measurements with. I figure I'll size a couple in each die and mic them to make sure each die is sizing the cases concentrically. But how much case sizing is "enough"?
I'm thinking I'll run an M die into each case and seat a bullet, pull the bullet, then mic the bullet base to see if the case reduced the bullet diameter. Any other suggestions or ideas for determining which die to go with?
Thanks,
Jim
I've set aside 100 1x-fired cases to do some measurements with. I figure I'll size a couple in each die and mic them to make sure each die is sizing the cases concentrically. But how much case sizing is "enough"?
I'm thinking I'll run an M die into each case and seat a bullet, pull the bullet, then mic the bullet base to see if the case reduced the bullet diameter. Any other suggestions or ideas for determining which die to go with?
Thanks,
Jim