16in50calNavalRifle
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Lee carbide dies in Lee Classic Turret, new Lake City 30 carbine brass. The cases are being scraped or galled in the expander/powder die. I hope the photo is clear enough for all to see.
Question: is this just a dirty die that needs cleaning? I will check but I don't recall seeing any marks on the previous 300+ rounds I have loaded with this set-up (using once-fired mixed-headstamp commercial brass).
The marks really stand out as the brass is new and has a darker hue than the commercial brass. These cases are headstamped "LC - 52".
I also ran a few once-fired commercial cases through the expander die - pretty much similar marks result. The LC brass is new and not sized; the commercial is sized in preparation for trimming.
Thanks for any help.
Question: is this just a dirty die that needs cleaning? I will check but I don't recall seeing any marks on the previous 300+ rounds I have loaded with this set-up (using once-fired mixed-headstamp commercial brass).
The marks really stand out as the brass is new and has a darker hue than the commercial brass. These cases are headstamped "LC - 52".
I also ran a few once-fired commercial cases through the expander die - pretty much similar marks result. The LC brass is new and not sized; the commercial is sized in preparation for trimming.
Thanks for any help.