I'm using a RCBS full length X-die (initial resizing w/the mandrel up) for a bunch of .223 brass. I've been checking my brass with a lyman case gauge. The die is adjusted per the instruction. I also tried turnning the die in another half turn.
Either way, the result is the Remington brass always sitting nice and flush in the case gauge. Lake City, not so much. It's either above the max, at the max, or can be pushed down with a little force, which results in a little snap, which at that point is also near max.
This can't be a shoulder problem since the Remington brass fits the gauge, correct? The sizing die was unchanged.
What's the deal? LC more springy? Thicker web/case head? Has anyone found it necessary to use a Small Base die with LC brass?
Either way, the result is the Remington brass always sitting nice and flush in the case gauge. Lake City, not so much. It's either above the max, at the max, or can be pushed down with a little force, which results in a little snap, which at that point is also near max.
This can't be a shoulder problem since the Remington brass fits the gauge, correct? The sizing die was unchanged.
What's the deal? LC more springy? Thicker web/case head? Has anyone found it necessary to use a Small Base die with LC brass?