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Reloading
case trim pilot correct size but inside case dimensions too small.
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<blockquote data-quote="Gunpoor" data-source="post: 393211" data-attributes="member: 8358"><p>It sounds like the sizing ball in your die is too small. The neck sizing ball should be about .0015" smaller than bullet diameter. I have put a trimmer pilot into a drill and used some emery cloth to slightly reduce the diameter of the pilot to make it fit into the case necks easier but this is usually not necessary. BTW, getting the pilot into the cases for trimming is the least of your problems, as the reduction in sizing then the expansion of firing is working the he!! out of your brass. Maybe the new dies you are getting will solve the problem. Redding has great customer service and will correct any real problem with their dies. I know this from personal experience with them, and they are first rate. I have also heard of guys turning the stem from the sizer die in a drill while holding emery cloth in their fingers to polish and reduce the ball size, but yours seem to be way too far out of spec. Good luck and hope you can fix this problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gunpoor, post: 393211, member: 8358"] It sounds like the sizing ball in your die is too small. The neck sizing ball should be about .0015" smaller than bullet diameter. I have put a trimmer pilot into a drill and used some emery cloth to slightly reduce the diameter of the pilot to make it fit into the case necks easier but this is usually not necessary. BTW, getting the pilot into the cases for trimming is the least of your problems, as the reduction in sizing then the expansion of firing is working the he!! out of your brass. Maybe the new dies you are getting will solve the problem. Redding has great customer service and will correct any real problem with their dies. I know this from personal experience with them, and they are first rate. I have also heard of guys turning the stem from the sizer die in a drill while holding emery cloth in their fingers to polish and reduce the ball size, but yours seem to be way too far out of spec. Good luck and hope you can fix this problem. [/QUOTE]
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