I just started reloading and got my press yesterday. Here's what I have:
Hornady Lock-n-Load single stage press.
Hornady 7th edition reloading manual, and the Winchester powder manual.
Here's how I did it and the problem:
started my first batch to de-cap this afternoon. The sizing/decap die worked fine and I got about 50 cases decapped then things started getting a little dicey. I notice the cases were getting harder to decap even though I was using 1 shot lube and rolling each case in the saturated towel. Well, ended up with the dreaded stuck case. In fact the case got de primed then when I started to drop the ram the case pulled right thru the shell holder.
I pulled the die then unscrewed the decapping pin then I took a brass punch and knocked the case out. I check to see if the neck sizer was damaged and it wasn't so I decided to try it once more. It worked perfectly for 3 cases then the same thing happened again.
Anyone have any clues on what I'm doing wrong????
(the lube I'm using is what came with the press. It's 1-shot spray can. I lay the cases on a clean towel then spray them and roll them on the towel a couple of times. There's hardly any friction until I get 2/3 the way down then it gets harder to press. I push the case in then start to extract it. That's when the case gets stuck and as I pull it back down the case just "strips" thru the shell holder getting stuck in the die. )
Hornady Lock-n-Load single stage press.
Hornady 7th edition reloading manual, and the Winchester powder manual.
Here's how I did it and the problem:
started my first batch to de-cap this afternoon. The sizing/decap die worked fine and I got about 50 cases decapped then things started getting a little dicey. I notice the cases were getting harder to decap even though I was using 1 shot lube and rolling each case in the saturated towel. Well, ended up with the dreaded stuck case. In fact the case got de primed then when I started to drop the ram the case pulled right thru the shell holder.
I pulled the die then unscrewed the decapping pin then I took a brass punch and knocked the case out. I check to see if the neck sizer was damaged and it wasn't so I decided to try it once more. It worked perfectly for 3 cases then the same thing happened again.
Anyone have any clues on what I'm doing wrong????
(the lube I'm using is what came with the press. It's 1-shot spray can. I lay the cases on a clean towel then spray them and roll them on the towel a couple of times. There's hardly any friction until I get 2/3 the way down then it gets harder to press. I push the case in then start to extract it. That's when the case gets stuck and as I pull it back down the case just "strips" thru the shell holder getting stuck in the die. )