codefour
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I recently bought an auto index RCBS Pro 2000..!! Late Birthday present to myself. I love the press.. It just works well..
Now my question. All of my handgun dies are RCBS carbide, except my .38/.357 dies. They are the Lee Carbide four die set. Previously, I only used them on a single stage. On a single stage, they were ok. The seater die makes this weird grinding noise when seating jacketed bullets. The bell/flaring die sticks. IMHO, the Lee dies are just not as smooth as the RCBS carbide.
So, I dialed in the Lee .38 dies into my Pro 2000. I loaded 200 rounds his morning. Every 25 or so rounds when I loaded a new APS strip, I noticed there were little brass shavings all over the shell plate and shell plate assembly. I had to finish off the five cartidges in the shell plate and brush off the shell plate and assembly to remove the shavings. I did not want brass shavings in the press. I did not have this problem with any of the RCBS die sets.
Is this common with Lee dies used on a progressive? Yes, I rechecked my dies and they were installed as described in the Lee instructions.
Or, should I just buy a new set of RCBS dies? The Lee dies were given to me as a gift anyway.
Now my question. All of my handgun dies are RCBS carbide, except my .38/.357 dies. They are the Lee Carbide four die set. Previously, I only used them on a single stage. On a single stage, they were ok. The seater die makes this weird grinding noise when seating jacketed bullets. The bell/flaring die sticks. IMHO, the Lee dies are just not as smooth as the RCBS carbide.
So, I dialed in the Lee .38 dies into my Pro 2000. I loaded 200 rounds his morning. Every 25 or so rounds when I loaded a new APS strip, I noticed there were little brass shavings all over the shell plate and shell plate assembly. I had to finish off the five cartidges in the shell plate and brush off the shell plate and assembly to remove the shavings. I did not want brass shavings in the press. I did not have this problem with any of the RCBS die sets.
Is this common with Lee dies used on a progressive? Yes, I rechecked my dies and they were installed as described in the Lee instructions.
Or, should I just buy a new set of RCBS dies? The Lee dies were given to me as a gift anyway.