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Hello guys,
Need a bit of help here. Ran into a problem tonight that I haven't encountered in 15 years of reloading.
I was partial-sizing some 7X57mm brass on a Lyman turett press, with Lee dies, when I had a case seize the expander rod and pull it out of the die! I use Lyman quick-shot spray case lube, and a Lyman neck brush to clean the inside of the case. Then I dip the case into Lyman motor mica to lube the inside of the neck to minimize stretching. I've been using this system for several years with no problems, so I was surprised. I had noticed more resistance lately when withdrawing cases from the sizing die, but this is the first one that actually stuck.
After much cussing and reinstalling the expander rod, I used some RCBS case lube 2 on a Qtip to lube the necks of the remaining cases and finished without incident. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a die problem? The dies are fairly new but the expander rod seems smooth to the touch. Did I maybe just not get enough mica inside the neck? Is there a better inside neck lube? Any help is appreciated.
SSB
Need a bit of help here. Ran into a problem tonight that I haven't encountered in 15 years of reloading.
I was partial-sizing some 7X57mm brass on a Lyman turett press, with Lee dies, when I had a case seize the expander rod and pull it out of the die! I use Lyman quick-shot spray case lube, and a Lyman neck brush to clean the inside of the case. Then I dip the case into Lyman motor mica to lube the inside of the neck to minimize stretching. I've been using this system for several years with no problems, so I was surprised. I had noticed more resistance lately when withdrawing cases from the sizing die, but this is the first one that actually stuck.
After much cussing and reinstalling the expander rod, I used some RCBS case lube 2 on a Qtip to lube the necks of the remaining cases and finished without incident. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a die problem? The dies are fairly new but the expander rod seems smooth to the touch. Did I maybe just not get enough mica inside the neck? Is there a better inside neck lube? Any help is appreciated.
SSB