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dudel
10-13-2013, 01:05 PM
I hadn't seen this written up as a tip, so here goes. The last boolit in the Lee sizer remains there. The Lee provided pusher is not long enough to free it.

So, use a short piece of dowel. Made it as long as the gap between the top of the pusher and the base of the die (with the ram down). Then, on the last boolit, run put the dowel on the pusher, and push the last boolit into the catch box. I used a dowel the size of my smallest boolit. It pushes the largest through as well. I keep the dowel in the box with the sizers.

VHoward
10-13-2013, 04:11 PM
That's weird. the pusher on the Lee bullet sizer I have (9mm) is long enough to push the bullet past the sizing part. I just had to unscrew the die from the press and invert it for the last bullet to fall out of it.

Magma provides a metal rod you screww into the ram so you can push the last bullet out if you want on the star sizer. I just leave the last bullet in and it comes out when I do the next batch.

Airman Basic
10-13-2013, 09:13 PM
I use a 223 casing to do the job your dowel does for the sizers I use.

Iron Mike Golf
10-18-2013, 10:30 PM
I use a sort screwdriver or Allen wrench. Whatever's handy.

BoolitBullet
10-18-2013, 10:50 PM
I just use the first bullet ;)

Garyshome
10-18-2013, 11:02 PM
16 penny nail!