I just got my first set of dies this week and I'm somewhat puzzled.
The Redding .223 Type S full body sizing die had a visibly severe runout in the neck expander button mandrel. I thought the mandrel was bent, but after diassembling the die to check, I see the the mandrel is true.
The threading between the mandrel to the depth adjustment knob and between the knob and the die body is (to me) surprisingly loose, which accounted for the runout.
I did not have a neck bushing in the die. Just found out I needed it. I suppose this would help me align things.
How do you thread and lock everything up so it is all concentric?
The Redding .223 Type S full body sizing die had a visibly severe runout in the neck expander button mandrel. I thought the mandrel was bent, but after diassembling the die to check, I see the the mandrel is true.
The threading between the mandrel to the depth adjustment knob and between the knob and the die body is (to me) surprisingly loose, which accounted for the runout.
I did not have a neck bushing in the die. Just found out I needed it. I suppose this would help me align things.
How do you thread and lock everything up so it is all concentric?
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