Carbide Die ? No Resistance
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Nontypical Buck
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Carbide Die ? No Resistance
Hello All,
I'm using a Lee neck sizer die for the first time and when I run it through the press there is zero resistance. Is this how it is supposed to feel?
It doesn't feel like it's doing anything other than poping out the primer.
I need advice soon.
Thanks
Tom
I'm using a Lee neck sizer die for the first time and when I run it through the press there is zero resistance. Is this how it is supposed to feel?
It doesn't feel like it's doing anything other than poping out the primer.
I need advice soon.
Thanks
Tom
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Carbide Die ? No Resistance
Also do you seat a carbide die the same way you seat a FL die?
I seated it by turning the die down onto the shell holder and then giving it one quarter turn extra to provide a cam type action.
Thanks
Tom
I seated it by turning the die down onto the shell holder and then giving it one quarter turn extra to provide a cam type action.
Thanks
Tom
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RE: Carbide Die ? No Resistance
ORIGINAL: statjunk
Also do you seat a carbide die the same way you seat a FL die?
I seated it by turning the die down onto the shell holder and then giving it one quarter turn extra to provide a cam type action.
Thanks
Tom
Also do you seat a carbide die the same way you seat a FL die?
I seated it by turning the die down onto the shell holder and then giving it one quarter turn extra to provide a cam type action.
Thanks
Tom
Second if you have a Lee neck die, I assume you mean lee collet die that only sizes the neck for bottle neck? If so, yep, you won't feel much resistence, all you will feel is a little tug of the neck sized against the collet.It requires I think like 25lbs of pullfrom your handle. I rotate the case and do it again.You want to set them up by touching the shell holder, and then screwing in an additional turn. If you by chance are able to cam over, its a bad thing, and you need to turn in another 1/2 turn. Now, I love the concept of the collet, but I had to pull out my collet and insert in a drill and polish off .001-002" to get it grip my bullet correct. You can tell if you seat a bullet and can push it in or pull it out.
Hope it helps.