Thread: New to reloading problem

Originally Posted by 6.5Harasser

Brass will expand and release the bullet and then can retract to a size that may not allow u to hand fit a projectile. If u can hand fit a projectile, even with a little force, that's normal. A properly sized neck should not allow you to fit a bullet by hand even with brute force. (Unless you are experienced and have dies that set your neck tension to 1 thou etc...)

As mentioned before what type of dies are you using?

Most standard sizing dies should size the neck so you cannot fit a projectile in the neck by hand. The neck should be a few thousandths smaller than the projectile after sizing.

Hey thanks for that reply. I am using the lee collet die. Now i am unsure on how much tension my neck should have because the videos on youtube show projectiles that can fit into the unsized case...