Ford SD
02-16-2013, 06:37 PM
Die Question
Leave it alone / polish more or use a bit more aggressive media
Picked up a old set of RCBS 243 win dies marked 74 FL
well Dies are hard to come by Right now and they were priced right
Maybe a bit high with the problems
Bent depriming pin fixed ---(Replaced pin small size)
Little bit of rust in side/outside
used a cleaning brush wrapped in T-shirt patch and used some bore brite polish to get rid of the rust
Looks a lot better but did not want to overdo it
I sized 4 pcs of brass and where the vent hole is there is a small (right at the shoulder)
brass mark the size of the vent hole and have never experiences this before
brass is rough in this spot --Finger nail and visual
Is this normal or should I polish this out (wooden dowl and bore polish )
Also Brass seems hard to size to fl (maybe oversize chamber)--> Should I polish this with 600 grit sandpaper
Die body inside looks feels ok but not to the appearance of newer die sets smooth but with discoloration but not rusty
Thanks
in advance:-?
Leave it alone / polish more or use a bit more aggressive media
Picked up a old set of RCBS 243 win dies marked 74 FL
well Dies are hard to come by Right now and they were priced right
Maybe a bit high with the problems
Bent depriming pin fixed ---(Replaced pin small size)
Little bit of rust in side/outside
used a cleaning brush wrapped in T-shirt patch and used some bore brite polish to get rid of the rust
Looks a lot better but did not want to overdo it
I sized 4 pcs of brass and where the vent hole is there is a small (right at the shoulder)
brass mark the size of the vent hole and have never experiences this before
brass is rough in this spot --Finger nail and visual
Is this normal or should I polish this out (wooden dowl and bore polish )
Also Brass seems hard to size to fl (maybe oversize chamber)--> Should I polish this with 600 grit sandpaper
Die body inside looks feels ok but not to the appearance of newer die sets smooth but with discoloration but not rusty
Thanks
in advance:-?