I inherited my Grandfather's 6.5 Arisaka, it was a WWII bring-back. The stock has the been there, done that look. The metal is in very good condition though with a good bore. Has full Mum and dust cover. I have shot a few boxes of factory ammunition through it with no issues, very accurate and fun to shoot.
Here's my problem: I bought some Lee dies for it so I can reload for it and shoot cast out of it. Upon sizing, the size die is scraping brass right above the web of the case. Upon closer examination, the cases have a pronounced bulge in the area above the web. I tried partial sizing, but the cases won't chamber unless they are full length sized. I can FL size, but once again a considerable amount of brass is being "shaved" before it is fully sized. What to do? Is there another die set I can use as an intermediate step? I'm not comfortable with the way it's going, although I have loaded and shot some. At this rate it looks like I may get maybe two firings from my brass...Any suggestions?