Am I doing this right?

[Grizz Axxemann]

So... I was at Whoresale sports after work today picking up some powder and bullets... I figured I'd buy a Lee Collet Necksizing die for funzies, and to not have to full length size my brass... set it into my press, and set to work.

According to the directions, it says to apply about 25lbs worth of force to push the collet to make this thing work. I was putting that much if not more pressure (to the point where I could feel the arm of the press and the whole table flexing) but the collet didn't look like it was moving...

Is there anything I'm not doing right?

 

[zedex]

The collet could be stuck. When i first got mine it didnt move either. Had to take it apart and lubricate it.
After taking it apart i realized that lee doesnt put any effort into making the die perform well as in poor machining. I polished both collet and mandrill in my drill press to a mirror finish and it works flawlessly now. Glides freely.

 

[Grizz Axxemann]

It's lubed, and feels smooth enough; granted, it could use a buff...

 

[Gatehouse]

Yu will die.

Nice knowing you

 

[wobbles99]

Had the same problem with mine. I ended up chucking the decapper in a drill press and using some emery cloth on it to undersize it a bit more.

Worked for me. I think its even in the info they send with the dies too.

 

[Grizz Axxemann]

I never thought of that.. I'll take a caliper to the decapping pin and see what I get..