RCBS die problem

[gunsnsprinkles]

I started to reload 45acp on a new set of RCBS dies. The sizing die has no relieved edge. The die is not a carbine die. It resizes OK but you have to wiggle the case to make it fit in the die. I have tried cleaning the socket for the shell holder to see if it is something making it off, to no avail. There is absolutely no beveled edge for the die to guide the case in if its not perfectly lined up. It took fifteen min. to do fifty rounds of sizing. Has anyone had this problem with RCBS?

 

[Galil5.56]

My non-carbide "straight wall" RCBS sizers in .30 carbine and .38 Special do indeed have to be lined up well for case insertion, but do have a slight chamfer/radius inside the die. Does your die really have absolutely no chamfer, ie, flat bottom with the 90 degree hole completely square?

 

[bergmen]

Give them a call and describe your problem. They have outstanding customer service and will make good on this.

I have called them on a few occasions and they promptly sent out replacements no questions asked. They responded based only on my verbal descriptions of the problems, got my addy and sent replacements in the mail.

Dan

 

[Uniquedot]

If you are serious about loading 45 acp get yourself a good set of carbide dies and you'll be much happier. Also almost all newer pistol dies have a generous opening as pistol calibers are loaded much more often on progressive presses.

 

[Josh45]

I had a problem with a set of .308 RCBS dies.
I called them and told them the problem I was having being that they was leaving a streak like mark on the cases after sizing. It did it with every case. Heck, I used different dies just to make sure it was the dies and not the cases.

It was the die. Told them and they told me to ship it to them with a note regarding the problem with my name and address and IIRC, Payment to ship them back. They fixed it on the first try. This took place from a Monday to Thursday or Friday in the same week. I was back onto it.

I would call them and tell them whats up, They should get you fixed right up.

 

[rfwobbly]

If you have your own Dremel tool, die grinder or such, it is quite common to chamfer the entrance to the die to make things go easier. You don't want to go deep into the die, just widen the mouth a bit.

If you're not using carbide dies, then you need to lube every second or third case least you get a stuck case. If you're already lubing, the dies you have will work just fine.

 

[GLShooter]

The RCBS is just designed that way. They are touchy. The dies for progressives like Hornady and Dillon make have the chamfer on the die mouth so you funnel the case in as it goes. That is one reason you don't see many RCBS dies on Dillon presses loading pistol cases.

Greg

 

[medalguy]

+1 on the carbide dies for ANY pistol round. There's no way I would ever go back to using steel dies for pistol after using carbide.

 

[gamestalker]

I had the same issue a while back with a Hornady shell holder. For some reason it just didn't provide enough relief to allow for allignment. I changed to an RCBS shell holder and the issue disappeared completely. It can be really frustrtating when all your trying to do is resize a bunch of brass at a nice steady pace.

GS

 

[gunsnsprinkles]

GS, that is it exactly. I can still use the sizer, but I have to get a pace going where each shell I wiggle to make it fit the die. It slows me down about half of what I could do. I also don't like to lube my cases so its a carbide die. I did expect a bit more from RCBS and I think I may have gotten a bad CS person. I had a problem before with a bad 380 die and they just shipped one out.

 

[fguffey]

What press are you using? I do not get into mortal combat with shell holders. And, I use RCBS dies in a 550 B Dillon press because I am the fan of lock-out dies.

I would remove the die from the press, then attempt to determine if the die opening had a tapered opening as in ‘the hole in the die is tapered’ by simply using the case as a gage.

There is something about a die with a radius at the opening of the die, the die allows dirt, grit and grime to be embedded into the case, without a radius the die cleans the case, not a problem for me but it is possible the bottom of the die could require cleaning occasionally.

F, Guffey

 

[moxie]

gunsnsprinkles,
Over on the 1911 board someone sounds just like you and said it is NOT a carbide die. Posting as edteach.

 

[fguffey]

Moxie, to that list can be added those that have solved all their problems because they insist on having a short chamber, they can grind the bottom of the die to reduce the die’s ability to size a case to minimum length. All of my dies are adjustable for varying chamber lengths, as in .016 thousandths shorter than a minimum length case to a chamber that is .002 thousandths longer than a field reject length chamber. All my presses and dies have threads.

F. Guffey