Lee resizing die f^ck up.

When you reinstall the rod in the die, you may find that you need to tighten it way more than you might first think in order to keep it stationary.

Great design IMO. Your problem is easy to solve. The beauty of the Lee setup is that if you get a case stuck in the die body, you just loosen the collet, and drive the case out of the die with a punch and mallet; no drilling and tapping.
 
That has happened to me twice. The first time I just sacrificed the case and used a pair of side cutters to cut the case mouth open, then removed the decapper. Once I had the case off of the pin, i used a little bit of sandpaper to rough up the area of the pin that is held by the collet and used wrenches to get it back in the die. Make sure that when you put it back in that it is centered in the die.

The second time it happened I put the pin back in the die and made sure the collet was good and tight, then slid the case head back into the shell holder and used the press to pull the pin out of the case.

I have 2 sets of lee rifle dies and am happy with both of them. Both sets produce ammo that shoots very well out of my savages. Worth the money in my books.
 
johntrace said:
I had encountered a problem with my resizing die. The inner rod that pokes the primer out has come out of the die housing and you need to pliers to get it out of the case.

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how does this happen and is my die f^cked?
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that is the lee elliptical expander..they are excellent. i see vice grip marks on the nut..that nut needs to be tight and ya ...gotta lube the neck..
 
I've had this happen, and ended up scoring the top of the rod with a file,
so it wouldn't slip, then tightening the f**k out of the collet using two wrenches.
Lubing with a Q-tip, or brush, is easy and puts less stress on the case neck.
(it helps to clean the powder residue in the neck too) KD
 
Well, I've been loading almost 2 years, and it's happened to me. Had the decapper set too low, and I didn't follow the reloading rule, "If it doesn't feel right, STOP! Find out why it doesn't feel right."
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It only happened to you because you didn't take the time to adjust the die properly.If you use the die properly,it isn't an issue.

Would you blame the gun if it blew up because you double charged the powder?Or would you accept responsibility for your mistake?
 
getthismanaslap said:
that is the lee elliptical expander..they are excellent. i see vice grip marks on the nut..that nut needs to be tight and ya ...gotta lube the neck..
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You are right, the rod tightning nut has Vise-Grip marks on it, doesn't everyone have a 3/4 (for the die body) and a 1/2 (for the rod nut) wrench on hand? Tight those nuts the right way please!!
 
stubblejumper said:
It only happened to you because you didn't take the time to adjust the die properly.If you use the die properly,it isn't an issue.

Would you blame the gun if it blew up because you double charged the powder?Or would you accept responsibility for your mistake?
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I admitted that it was because I set it improperly. I admitted that it broke because after I set it improperly, I forced it harder than I should have. I don't know what more I could say to take the blame upon myself more than I have. Sorry to disappoint, but I won't be committing Hari Kari over this one :rolleyes:
 
You act as if someone insulted your wife.

No one said RCBS dies are badly designed, only that Lees have an advantage in that, when submitted to unusual pressures, the pin simply backs out, preventing you from having to replace a broken pin.
 
No one said RCBS dies are badly designed, only that Lees have an advantage in that, when submitted to unusual pressures, the pin simply backs out, preventing you from having to replace a broken pin.
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Unfortunately the Lee has a disadvantage in that the rod can and does slip in the collet from time to time when sizing larger cases.This can't happen with a threaded rod.
 
Both designs work, and both have their flaws, it's a matter of opinion which you chose to use.
As previously stated, Ive had the Lee problem. I've also bent RCBS, and broken their replaceable pins.
Both companies have exceptional warranties, and are great to deal with.
RCBS sent me a new rod, and several pins free of charge.
Lee has sent me press parts also free.
 
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