Finally set up my home reloading station, have some questions.

[Eastern Elk Pursuit]

Thank you you everybody. I picked up some imperial dry neck lube on Amazon. I really thank you guys for taking the time to respond to this.

 

[SDHNTR]

I had not. Thank you for sharing. What about media getting stuck in primer pockets when tumbling?


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It happens. Not a big deal tho, blows right out.

 

[wind gypsy]

I had not. Thank you for sharing. What about media getting stuck in primer pockets when tumbling?

I use rice. Most of it comes out in the media separator but I inspect while priming for any that are stuck.

 

[Eastern Elk Pursuit]

Ok another question. I checked the headspace on Hornady once fired brass with a headspace comparator gauge. It measures 1.745. I full length resized with a Lee press and the measurement was 1.747. What am I doing wrong?

 

[TaperPin]

Ok another question. I checked the headspace on Hornady once fired brass with a headspace comparator gauge. It measures 1.745. I full length resized with a Lee press and the measurement was 1.747. What am I doing wrong?

Resizing the walls of a case can squish the shoulder forward a bit. Different sizing dies will vary slightly in dimensions, both diameter and shoulder angle. You’ve discovered the main reason I don’t use a comparator. There’s nothing wrong with it, but the results require a bit of interpretation for each rifle/die. Regardless of the gauge reading, the case still needs to chamber correctly.

 

[SDHNTR]

Ok another question. I checked the headspace on Hornady once fired brass with a headspace comparator gauge. It measures 1.745. I full length resized with a Lee press and the measurement was 1.747. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. That’s normal. You just need to keep turning the die down until it measures about 1.743 with your same set up.

 

[Eastern Elk Pursuit]

Ok great. Thanks for the quick responses. I thought I screwed up something big time.

 

[sndmn11]

Ok another question. I checked the headspace on Hornady once fired brass with a headspace comparator gauge. It measures 1.745. I full length resized with a Lee press and the measurement was 1.747. What am I doing wrong?

Before changing that dimension, see if they will chamber.

I also use the tub of unique for lube. I lightly rub some on my left hand and roll the case around in my fingers as I'm putting it in the press. It doesn't take much at all. When I feel drag on extraction, I run a finger across the case mouth on the next case and that lubes the ball up for the next 5-20 cases.

 

[Eastern Elk Pursuit]

So I checked and it won’t chamber so I will have to bump the shoulders back some. Thanks again to everyone. Hopefully I can get to do some reloading this weekend and come back with some more questions I’m sure.

 

[TaperPin]

So I checked and it won’t chamber so I will have to bump the shoulders back some. Thanks again to everyone. Hopefully I can get to do some reloading this weekend and come back with some more questions I’m sure.

It can be tedious to set dies a few thou this way or that way. If the lock ring is knurled, there is a chance the number of grooves in the knurling is not random, but intended to aid in setting the die. This knurled ring is Lyman, but others might be similar. 7/8-14 threads of a seating die give .071” of adjustment per revolution - this lock ring has 70 groves in the knurling, so each one is very close to .001”. Pretty cool - took me 30 years to notice it. Lol

 

[northernalpine]

@TaperPin that is a nugget of pure gold, thanks for posting the above on adjustment per revolution, I didn’t know that (among many other things)

 

[TaperPin]

@TaperPin that is a nugget of pure gold, thanks for posting the above on adjustment per revolution, I didn’t know that (among many other things)

Ooops I goofed a little. 1” Divided by 14 is .071” per revolution. Each groove in the knurling is more like .001” rather than .002”. Lol

I changed it in my previous post.