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Bent decapping-rod & correcting caused run-out ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 948534" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>+1 on all the advice given so far...</p><p></p><p>I de-cap separately every time now. MSR's take a small base resizing to bring the case to minimum so I run the case all the way in with the expander about half way up in the die. Then I back the case down until the neck just clears the die throat and back the expander rod up until the ball contacts the inside bottom of the neck. I then screw the expander rod about 1/16" back down into the die. I retract the case until it comes into firm contact with the expander ball and while applying light down force I tighten the lock nut on the expander rod. This locks the rod down while the case is holding the expander ball in alignment with the die's neck. Set this way the rod is only a short distance from the rod collar and unlikely to be out of line. The press has more leverage with the ball that high and I feel there is less of a chance of the expander ball pulling run-out into the case neck.</p><p></p><p>From day one reloading I was under the impression that neck dies do not need expanding as they were supposed to only size the necks enough to hold the bullet. My 30/06 RCBS neck die never had an expander ball on the decapping rod. Since when did neck die start coming with expanders?</p><p></p><p>If you de-cap with a universal die there is never a problem with a decapping rod.</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 948534, member: 51650"] +1 on all the advice given so far... I de-cap separately every time now. MSR's take a small base resizing to bring the case to minimum so I run the case all the way in with the expander about half way up in the die. Then I back the case down until the neck just clears the die throat and back the expander rod up until the ball contacts the inside bottom of the neck. I then screw the expander rod about 1/16" back down into the die. I retract the case until it comes into firm contact with the expander ball and while applying light down force I tighten the lock nut on the expander rod. This locks the rod down while the case is holding the expander ball in alignment with the die's neck. Set this way the rod is only a short distance from the rod collar and unlikely to be out of line. The press has more leverage with the ball that high and I feel there is less of a chance of the expander ball pulling run-out into the case neck. From day one reloading I was under the impression that neck dies do not need expanding as they were supposed to only size the necks enough to hold the bullet. My 30/06 RCBS neck die never had an expander ball on the decapping rod. Since when did neck die start coming with expanders? If you de-cap with a universal die there is never a problem with a decapping rod. KB [/QUOTE]
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