Should I just get a full length die?

[Waylander]

I’m resizing 223 with a small base die for mostly blaster ammo but want my brass to last as long as I can.

I know the SB is meant to chamber more reliably in case you come across a tight chamber. I don’t think that’ll be an issue for me as I have no precision barrels.

I never thought it made much difference except for taking the base down about a thousandth. Now I’ve seen where it looks like the length grows a few more thou with the SB die than the FL which means more thinning and working, etc.

I’m just wondering if it’s worth just getting a single FL die or not a big of enough difference to matter.

[markm]

It's not worth it for me. My brass dies from loose pockets WAY before any other factor of use/fatigue.

[Waylander]

Aren’t you pushing yours pretty hard though? I usually load pretty light so I was wondering about split necks maybe before primer pockets.

I figured I was overthinking it though.

[opngrnd]

I lose brass to loose pockets most of the time, followed by the occasional split neck. On rare occasion one splits in half. Nothing wrong with the SB die.

[markm]

Aren’t you pushing yours pretty hard though? I usually load pretty light so I was wondering about split necks maybe before primer pockets.

I figured I was overthinking it though.

Yeah. Most of the ammo it pretty hot.