Bronk, Why i wanted to take it apart is the collet part will not move inside of the die ? The insides don't move much to use them to size the neck of a brass case but this one is stuck in side of the channel it is to float up and down in !
I did get it apart and the channel looks like they machined it out with a broken drill bit. It is in no way machined so as the collet part will move freely ??? It jams and sticks on the ridges inside .
My other ones are loose [from the time i opened the box] that you can shake them and they are loose like a Hornady bullet seating die,if you know what i am saying ?
No there is no rust in it.
After i had seen how it was stuck i figured to get it apart and put a little grease to it. That's when i found out jut how tight it is stuck and i got hold of LEE for the run around they gave me .