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Old 02-25-2022, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gunluvr View Post
Can someone explain why you'd want to decap in a separate operation when a resizing die will do it simultaneously while resizing? If you're going to neck size only, I get it.
If you are only bumping the shoulder first, or preferring to size with polished brass , you may want to decap first.
I decap in a separate step because many of my cartridges are not sized after firing.
I also Suize some of my wildcats with dies that will not decap , or when I am partial full length sizing.
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