I thought I would post this here also. Hope that is ok.
The Lee factory crimp die for my 45/70 loads literally fell apart this morning. No doubt, since I am no wiz on reloading it is my fault, but I am wondering if any of you have experienced this? The retainer spring now seems stretched out and trying to put the die back together has been "trying" as well.
One more thing. I noticed that although the die gave a great crimp, it would reduce COL from 2.55 to 2.4 or even 2.3 after crimping. Anybody else ever notice this? What am I doing wrong??
I was loading 420 grain hard cast from Cast Performance.
Any and all comments are much appreciated.
The Lee factory crimp die for my 45/70 loads literally fell apart this morning. No doubt, since I am no wiz on reloading it is my fault, but I am wondering if any of you have experienced this? The retainer spring now seems stretched out and trying to put the die back together has been "trying" as well.
One more thing. I noticed that although the die gave a great crimp, it would reduce COL from 2.55 to 2.4 or even 2.3 after crimping. Anybody else ever notice this? What am I doing wrong??
I was loading 420 grain hard cast from Cast Performance.
Any and all comments are much appreciated.