I'm having trouble with some pb gas checks that I bought off the internet. They are .008 aluminum. If I try to run they through a lee .358 sized nose first the check rips apart. If I try running it base first it's hard to get it square to the world. Takes a lot of force to push it through either way. Any ideas?
Thanks
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the first thing to try (if you haven't already) is to chamfer the entrance of your Lee sizing die.
I'd had a few of those that needed that.
Jon
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I run mine base first. What I have done is taken a standard top punch, for a lyman or RCBS lubrisizer, and made a pusher that it goes into and also turned the top punch down so it is the same diameter all the way down. I now put the bullet nose down on the top punch, and up it goes, completely through the sizer.
I also polished and chamfered the mouth of the sizer.. it helped quite a bit.
It is really difficult to push a round nose through base first..and have everything aligned right..
Drop me a PM, what press do you have and, how long would you like your pusher to be. If you have different nose profiles, I can most likely make one for each. Or, I can make one that you can use with a nose punch. I am thinking about some additional modifications, such as threading the nose punch stem.. that way it will be able to screw into the pusher..
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Use Lee Liquid Alox and get plenty on the check.
Good to see you and welcome back home Junior.
Where ya been?"
Colon resection..... Then popped a stitch on my colon. Then inner ear trouble. Woke up one morning on the bathroom floor. It goes on and on....Originally Posted by PatMarlin
Very sorry to hear this, Junior. I DO hope things have turned around for you, and that you are on the mend.
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Junior, we have missed you! Welcome back, and good luck on all of your health problems. We all need to say a little prayer for you. In the meanwhile, a friend of mine if fond of saying "this gettin old just ain't for sissies". Hang tough!
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Good to see you back in the saddle JR...
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Welcome back Junior !
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