Problem with Lee Resizing Dies

[senior]

Many new shooters are not aware of the history of poor/inexpensive products from this maker and are not aware of the very good equipment available from other makers.

You must be a very old shooter because there certainly are some old guys on this site useing Lee stuff that have never had any of the many historic problems you claim existed

 

[Tachead]

I agree to a certain extent that Lee stuff isnt the greatest. I have had more problems with their stuff then other brands. But, they still make some great stuff too. I still use the same Lee priming tool my father bought like 20 years ago. Also, the Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die is a great product. Especially for cartridges like the .40 S&W. For dies though, I use almost exclusively RCBS. I have never had a problem with any of their products especially dies. Redding is top notch I hear too but, I have never had a problem with RCBS dies so why switch? To say all Lee stuff is garbage is rediculous. I would never stop using either of the two products I mentioned because they are great.

 

[Rocket Surgery]

Hi guys. I'm just getting into reloading, and have had a problem with the Lee dies I bought.

When I went to resize the first casing, the depriming rod pull out of the die, and ended up in the casing. I managed to loosen the nut at the top that holds the rod and get the rod back in place, then I tightened it down really good and everything seems ok now.

My concern is this happend to me twice, with two different dies. Is this a common occurance with the dies from the factory, or am I doing something wrong? The casings were all lubed, including the inside of the case mouth.

The Lee Carbide pistol dies are some of the best I've ever used for handgun reloading. I've had this happen to me about 5 times with 9mm, each time it was the Norinco 9mm brass. It's not every piece, it's more like one out of every 100 that did it. I tightened the nut at the top really well, but found myself having to loosen it when I actually seized up the press with Norinco brass.

You could have a large decapper, but my experience showed it to be the brass I was using.