Darth Jäger
10-16-2020, 11:58 AM
I got lucky a few years ago and was asked if I was interested in a slightly used Dillon press by a co-worker. He brought it in and it turns out to be a Dillon square deal B from the early nineties, set up for 9mm. So I low ball him with an offer of $30 and he takes it :shock: I've never bothered making reloads for autos before because I have single stage presses, but this changes things now :smile:
Everything is great except two things, the cases stick to the funnel a bit (annoying) and the belling sucks (more annoying). Some of you are familiar with this I'm sure. The bullet sits not so great, a little cocked at times.
Well I solved the first problem by throwing the cases in a rotary tumbler with lizard litter (crushed walnut) and Nu Finish. Presto, no more case sticking.
Now to solve the second problem. I make .357 & .44 mag loads using newer (post 2008) RCBS dies that have a two diameter expander plug that creates a short section of bullet diameter to hold the bullet. The bullet sits in the counterbore & doesn't rock around and the expanded portion has no trouble going into the seating die. Just like a Lyman M die. So . . . . . time to get to work.
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The first pic is it blued up ready for the lathe. Second pic is now modified, and third pic is compared to a brand new funnel.
I did this a few weeks ago (took me a whole 15 minutes) and wish I did it years ago [smilie=b: Needless to say . . . . problem solved :happy dance:
Everything is great except two things, the cases stick to the funnel a bit (annoying) and the belling sucks (more annoying). Some of you are familiar with this I'm sure. The bullet sits not so great, a little cocked at times.
Well I solved the first problem by throwing the cases in a rotary tumbler with lizard litter (crushed walnut) and Nu Finish. Presto, no more case sticking.
Now to solve the second problem. I make .357 & .44 mag loads using newer (post 2008) RCBS dies that have a two diameter expander plug that creates a short section of bullet diameter to hold the bullet. The bullet sits in the counterbore & doesn't rock around and the expanded portion has no trouble going into the seating die. Just like a Lyman M die. So . . . . . time to get to work.
269531269532269533
The first pic is it blued up ready for the lathe. Second pic is now modified, and third pic is compared to a brand new funnel.
I did this a few weeks ago (took me a whole 15 minutes) and wish I did it years ago [smilie=b: Needless to say . . . . problem solved :happy dance: