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I have a case form problem ??

DaveTN said:
I'll try some of your other suggestions tomorrow or the next day. If things don't work out I'll order a new set of dies. I've sunk so much money into this project now that another $40 or $50 isn't really going to matter.
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Your dies should be fine unless there's a defect from the factory. I also wouldn't be opposed to 2 sets of dies, one for each gun.
 
nso123 said:
I am willing to bet that you are crushing the shoulder by sizing it too far. It's hard to notice if you haven't crushed one before. Try adjusting the die the way I mentioned above and see what happens. The shoulder is going to be your issue, not the base.
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I've never crushed one in a sizing die but have several in a seating die lol
 
mr.big said:
If you have the fl die touching at full stroke and turn the die down another full turn I don't see how in the world you can pull the handle all the way down.
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I wasn't paying any attention to exactly where the handle was, just that I was stopping solid. The farther I dial it down the closer it comes to fitting that case gauge. I just thought when I went beyond a full turn, I would check to see if that was normal. It's hard to pull all the way down as I near the end and hard to pull up. But I haven't had a case stick.
 
If I lived closer I'd bring a fl die and a sb die and we would figure it out.
I'm a little over an hour from the Boro but if you don't get I could still drive down
 
mr.big said:
If I lived closer I'd bring a fl die and a sb die and we would figure it out.
I'm a little over an hour from the Boro but if you don't get I could still drive down
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Thanks, I think I'll get it figured out. (With everyones help 🤣) It can only be the die, the press or the brass. 🙃 I have other brass that came from another forum member that was fired from a bolt gun for sure. I'll check it out.
 
I didn't see it in any of the posts but does any of your brass fit the case gauge before you try to size it? If so, I'm betting that brass is from your bolt gun and the brass that doesn't fit is from the AR and will need small base dies to bring it into spec.

That being said, the only Lees dies that I own are collet neck size only.
 
I have most everything other than a .308 die, I just looked. However, if you need me to come by and help troubleshoot, I would be happy to….after I finish quarantine.
 
DaveTN said:
Thanks, I think I'll get it figured out. (With everyones help 🤣) It can only be the die, the press or the brass. 🙃 I have other brass that came from another forum member that was fired from a bolt gun for sure. I'll check it out.
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If the dies are out of spec, Lee will replace them.
 
Is your press "camming over" when you raise the ram? I raise the ram and screw down the die until it touches then screw the die in around a quarter turn. When you raise the ram and it stops, the handle should cam-over just a bit. At least with my RCBS press it does. It looks like it's way farther out on you gauge than I've seen before. I know it may not help much but are you trimming your brass before you put them in the gauge?
 
trtr0611 said:
Is your press "camming over" when you raise the ram? I raise the ram and screw down the die until it touches then screw the die in around a quarter turn. When you raise the ram and it stops, the handle should cam-over just a bit. At least with my RCBS press it does. It looks like it's way farther out on you gauge than I've seen before. I know it may not help much but are you trimming your brass before you put them in the gauge?
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I've never understood the camming over. I've owned 3 presses and multiples die sets. Screwing the die in just stops your stroke that much quicker. The one time I did get "cam over" I had to get a new collet die when mine exploded. The unneeded stress doing that is doing nothing but hurting your equipment.
 
Jcalder said:
I've never understood the camming over. I've owned 3 presses and multiples die sets. Screwing the die in just stops your stroke that much quicker. The one time I did get "cam over" I had to get a new collet die when mine exploded. The unneeded stress doing that is doing nothing but hurting your equipment.
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I just thought it was a way to know you're getting the full length of the die. Most everyone I know that loads allow their handle to cam over. That's the way I've always done it when I full length size and I've never had any problems.
 

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