Howa Mini Extractor/Headspace Issue

[garyrapp55]

The Redding type ‘s’ bushing dies don’t use an expander ball.

The use of the expander ball is optional, it comes with the dies. I suppose I could see using it for the first sizing but all my Lapua brass was good to go right from the box. In general, your right, it is bass akwards to buy a bushing die and use the expander ball.

Howa is not incapable of error. My sons Grendel took months of tinkering and 1 return to LSI before I got it to shoot worth keeping. Boyd's was part of the problem though.