J jsthntn247 Gunny Sergeant Full Member Minuteman Feb 25, 2009 1,208 144 Mississippi Aug 8, 2013 #1 Aug 8, 2013 #1 I've got a body die that's sizing my brass too small. Anybody ever polish the inside of a die a few thousandths so it doesn't resize so much?
I've got a body die that's sizing my brass too small. Anybody ever polish the inside of a die a few thousandths so it doesn't resize so much?
Ring Rifle Instructor Full Member Minuteman Dec 12, 2009 2,321 13 Medina, Ohio sites.google.com Aug 9, 2013 #2 Aug 9, 2013 #2 jsthntn247 said: I've got a body die that's sizing my brass too small. Anybody ever polish the inside of a die a few thousandths so it doesn't resize so much? Click to expand... huh? neck? shoulder? body? buy a lee collet die...
jsthntn247 said: I've got a body die that's sizing my brass too small. Anybody ever polish the inside of a die a few thousandths so it doesn't resize so much? Click to expand... huh? neck? shoulder? body? buy a lee collet die...
S scotharr Gunny Sergeant Full Member Minuteman Jan 8, 2005 1,772 28 Scottsdale, AZ Aug 9, 2013 #3 Aug 9, 2013 #3 That's not going to work. The die is hardened and would need some serious polishing with coarse grit....and that would turn your concentric die into garbage. Just buy a new die....way easier.
That's not going to work. The die is hardened and would need some serious polishing with coarse grit....and that would turn your concentric die into garbage. Just buy a new die....way easier.
P7id10t Sergeant Full Member Minuteman Dec 17, 2012 405 2 61 Portland, OR Aug 9, 2013 #4 Aug 9, 2013 #4 Send it back to the manufacturer with a case that it resized. Ask for a replacement. You shouldn't have to pay for something that doesn't work right.
Send it back to the manufacturer with a case that it resized. Ask for a replacement. You shouldn't have to pay for something that doesn't work right.
F former naval person Gunny Sergeant Full Member Minuteman May 8, 2003 3,027 6 85 Mississippi Aug 9, 2013 #5 Aug 9, 2013 #5 RCBS is good about that...they like 3 fired cases for them to fit the new die.