Recent content by RobInBrisbane

I have a 20 year old set of Mitutoyo which I recently sent in for service/clean. Only cost me postage and they're like new again after spending 5 years in a drawer with a corroding battery. In the interim I used my Dad's cheaper set of WorkZone ones from Aldi. They read identically when put...

A train leaves Baltimore at 7:30 am and travels west......

Ccctennis, can I ask what ration/dilution of the Lyman cleaner you use? Also, do you use anything special as far as water goes, or just run-of-the-mill tap water?

Primalmu, the Lyman fluid I use is specifically for cleaning rifle brass. It says on the bottle not to use it for other materials as it can be too aggressive for things like glasses etc.. I get good results from my little Hornady bath and it just looks like a standard jewellery sized one with...

Currently working up a load for a friend's .270. Starting at 52gr and working up to 54.5gr of ADI 2209 and Sierra 130gr Pro Hunters seated .020 off the lands. Standard CCI Large Rifle primers. Heading to the range this weekend. Hopefully.

Gamestalker, I think we're getting a little too hung-up on my apparent misuse of terminology, here. When I said crimp, I was merely referring to the section of the neck that had been sized-down by the only partial insertion into the die. I didn't mean a crimp as in the type you get from a...

Hey Jack, My Hornady ultrasonic normally has them nice and clean in around 10-15 minutes. I use the Lyman Sonic Turbo solution at the recommended concentration of around 40:1. It works great for what I want, but here's the catch: The ultrasonic will not give you that...

I currently use electronic but am keeping my eye out for a good, used beam set. When I first used my electronics, another family member's RCBS beam was nearby so I could A/B them and they were pretty darn accurate. I am, however, a little obsessive and worry that a slowly dying battery will...

Hehe! You want that fried, or roasted? ;) Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee it will still be edible by the time it gets across the pond. Thanks again for your help.

...and the winner is... LUBE!!! Yep. Took the dies and some shells in to the shop today and pleaded my case. They took them out the back and brought them back all beautifully resized. They used imperial wax, applied on an RCBS pad. They were still pretty stiff, but they worked! I came home...

G'mornin all! Wow, a lot of helpful suggestions came in overnight so I'm gonna do some experimenting today. I'll try some different lube up around the neck and see what comes of it. Just to reiterate, even with the expander/de-capper completely removed from teh die, it is exactly the same...

Hey guys, thanks for the welcomes and again, thanks for taking the time. I actually tried one case to see if it was indeed just a lack of force, but there is no way this thing's gonna budge before something else gives. At most, the neck is only getting up about .200" into the bush at the top...

It was popping the primers out no problem but just for the exercise, I removed the de-capping pin altogether and tried a shell and it made no difference. Definitely something weird going on there.

Yeah, I can't think of anything other than perhaps a bad die, albeit a rarity. I might drop into the gun shop tomorrow and see it they can offer any insight. Might even take my press and the shell holder etc. so I can show them everything. Certainly a strange one!

Thanks for your quick reply! I'm using Hornady OneShot with Redding Imperial Dry on the necks; Same as I've always used.