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Old 12-20-2017, 11:10 PM
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Most carbide ring inserts are tapered so as to smooth out and center the case as it goes up into the die.
Consequently they never go all the way to the bottom.

My favorite carbide dies are now the Redding dual carbide dies.
They fully size only the area where the bullet resides.
The bottom ring partially sizes the case only enough to re-enter the chamber easily.
There is no need to size the whole case smaller than the diameter of the web.
The case ends up slightly bottle necked until you push the bullet in.
The rest of the case is nice and smooth and sized to the diameter of the web.
The bottom die ring is quite close to the shell holder.
They are expensive but worth it IMHO.

I don't know if this answers your question but it has worked well for me while sizing thousands of various 44 caliber cases.
I also don't like that ring around the web that the older cheaper dies leave (like my first one).
Redding and RCBS dies are the ones I use most.
They are well made.
Notice all the green die boxes above my modest bench.
They are all 44 related (Special to Marlin) except the old Bonanza 6mm one.
I also use a Lyman M die for expanding and lightly belling some cases depending on the load.
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