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grymster2007 · May 20, 2008, 04:43 PM

Mine is same. It serves to neck down from the case diameter to something closer to the bullet diameter, helping to align the bullet with the forcing cone thereby aiding in accuracy.

May 20, 2008, 04:43 PM	#2
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Mine is same. It serves to neck down from the case diameter to something closer to the bullet diameter, helping to align the bullet with the forcing cone thereby aiding in accuracy. __________________ grym