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Sorry for the absence. Having to work take way too much time!! Anyway, contacted Lee and have parts on the way. I tried to polish the mandrel but it was too far gone and it is the old style. Got a...

Thanks to all for the replies. I will try polishing it up and see how that works. Although it has some deep striations on the mandrel. I’m leaning towards getting a new full length sizing die but...

Thanks Stephen. I know the vent hole works. Every now and then I have to clean around it. I’ll try trimming first and run some through. I’ll contact Lee to see what they think today. I wouldn’t...

Stephen. I always trim after I resize the case. I also clean the mouth before sizing. Are you thinking that some of the excess lube may not be exiting out the vent hole and causing problems?...

Thanks to all that replied. I use RCBS case lube and wet a cotton swab and apply to the case mouth and roll the case on a pad soaked with RCBS lube. All goes well as the case enters the die and I...

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I talked to a long time reloader a bit ago and he recommended the Hornady custom grade dies. I did like the micro adjustments that the Hornady had. I...

Thank you for the response. Also I cleaned the die not too long ago and while it’s got lube in it, it now has some brass flakes. Looks like it’s scraping the mouth pretty hard.

It measures .302. It is also rough. Like it has been scored. It’s definitely not smooth.

I’ve been loading for about 3 years now. Started with 9mm and Lee dies. Learned a lot from this sight. I’ve been casting and loading for 30-06 for about a year and have been using Lee dies. The full...

Found this site and lurked for awhile. Joined last week. About two years I decided to take the plunge and started reloading for a 9mm. Just used factory bullets to “see if I liked it”! Well, didn’t...