Resizing Brass Cases, Choosing Dies, and Making Case Measurements (EXTREME RELOADING p. 04)

This is season 9 for Extreme Reloading and we continue our series with episode no. 4. In this episode we discuss various types of resizing dies, from basic full-length and neck sizing only dies and fire formed brass, to premium dies with specific neck bushings. We also discuss some important case measurements.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
03:37 - Full-length or neck-size?
09:29 - RCBS Small base dies for AR
12:49 - Wilson sizing die
14:13 - Case measurements after sizing
15:41 - Setting up a resizing die
17:39 - Measuring case head expansion
20:05 - Measuring case length
21:56 - Wrap up

Links:
The need for small base dies: https://youtu.be/OdQX5UUUJBM?si=6Wj4A3yvZRiyr1ZW
Extreme reloading playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_KBTsQIm0U6_sHSNCOqdYymoIIzPTepP