Reference: 22440
Brand: Hornady
Reference: 22440
Brand: Hornady
Reference: MTM-P-100-9-10
Brand: MTM-Caseguard
Reference: 90783
Brand: Lee
Reference: 2635
Brand: Hornady
Reference: MTM-RM-50-10
Brand: MTM-Caseguard
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Commercial die manufacturers have no set standards for the Expander ball in their dies. Large variations from manufacturing to manufacturing and even within a given manufacturing makes it necessary to properly size the inside diameter before seating. This is where our expander mandrel comes in.
The AWP expander mandrel will smooth out and slightly expand the case neck so the brass will be ready for consistent neck tension. We have found this is the easiest method to greatly reduce your extreme spread (ES) and standard deviation (SD) numbers.
We recommend removing the expander ball completely from your resizing dies. Your last step before adding powder will be to expand your necks using the appropriate expander mandrel. We recommend using Imperial Sizing lube when using the mandrels, a little bit goes a long way. We use a single stage press to seat the primers and then expand the necks on the down stroke, then we pack the “ready for powder” brass into our APW reloading trays.
The Die body fits your Normal Reloading press and the interchangeable Mandrels are sized to precise dimensions. The kit includes mandrels for running 0,001 or 0,002 neck tension as well as a base to keep everything in place while not in use.
This set only included the following 2 mandrels for use only in the APW Expander Mandrel Set
270 Cal
Reference: CTK100
Brand: Forster Products
Reference: 7631737
Brand: Lyman
Reference: 050221
Brand: Hornady
Reference: 90140
Brand: Lee
Reference: CBC04
Brand: Veldt
Reference: APW-311-MANDREL
Brand: APW
Reference: 001231
Brand: Forster Products
Reference: 90157
Brand: Lee
Reference: 90139
Brand: Lee
Reference: 91108
Brand: Lee
Reference: 91533
Brand: Lee
Reference: 043321
Brand: Hornady
Reference: 90161
Brand: Lee
Reference: 7821718
Brand: Lyman
Reference: APW-EX-MANDREL-SET
Brand: APW
Reference: APW-EX-MANDREL-ONLY
Brand: APW
Reference: APW-EX-MANDREL-SKINNY
Brand: APW
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