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brian_a_mcmillen

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Size of expander plugs
« on: July 12, 2024, 11:22:19 pm »
I am wondering about what diameter size below the diameter size of a given projectile should the expander plug be and is there a difference between cast bullets and jacketed bullets.  Like for a .452 lead bullet….should the expander plug be .451, .450 etc.  I think I need to expand my cases more to keep from resizing my lead projectiles by forcing them into a case that’s too narrow.

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Re: Size of expander plugs
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2024, 04:08:45 pm »
I use the same expander plug for both lead and jacketed bullets.  Never had a problem.  It's the one that came with the press, never measured it.
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