mljdeckard
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Ok, I'm from southern Utah, so I'll admit I'm a little bit slow on the uptake.
In my Speer reloading manual, it says to adjust the sizing die so that the de-capping pin is 1/8" below the bottom of the die, and the expander ball is supposed to be 3/16" INSIDE the die.
First of all, I have no idea how to measure this correctly. I use a ruler and eyeball it.
Second, the pin sticks out 1/2" total from the expander ball. I am assuming that the expander ball adjustment is more important than having more than 1/8" of the decapping pin out the bottom of the die. I therefore used the math that 1/2" = 8/16", if I need 3/16" of space INSIDE the die, that means I have to dangle 5/16" of pin OUTSIDE the die. Am I in trouble yet?
I cranked through some .257 Roberts brass with my RCBS dies, and now I'm paranoid. The ring on the exterior of the brass where you can see the bulk of the reinforcement from the interior of the brass seems more....prominent. Just to the eye, not to the touch. Is this any reason to worry? How can I tell if I adjusted the expander ball incorrectly, and ruined a casing?
In my Speer reloading manual, it says to adjust the sizing die so that the de-capping pin is 1/8" below the bottom of the die, and the expander ball is supposed to be 3/16" INSIDE the die.
First of all, I have no idea how to measure this correctly. I use a ruler and eyeball it.
Second, the pin sticks out 1/2" total from the expander ball. I am assuming that the expander ball adjustment is more important than having more than 1/8" of the decapping pin out the bottom of the die. I therefore used the math that 1/2" = 8/16", if I need 3/16" of space INSIDE the die, that means I have to dangle 5/16" of pin OUTSIDE the die. Am I in trouble yet?
I cranked through some .257 Roberts brass with my RCBS dies, and now I'm paranoid. The ring on the exterior of the brass where you can see the bulk of the reinforcement from the interior of the brass seems more....prominent. Just to the eye, not to the touch. Is this any reason to worry? How can I tell if I adjusted the expander ball incorrectly, and ruined a casing?