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Lee collet dies--inconsistant neck tension
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<blockquote data-quote="Aussie" data-source="post: 85139" data-attributes="member: 2447"><p>Ol' Mike ,</p><p>Not sure whether you got the same instructions as I did with my Lee collet dies but it's all explained in there .</p><p>Lee advise that to adjust properly you must run the die into the press until it touches the shellholder plus 2 full turns . A minimum of 25 pounds of force must be applied at the end of the press stroke to properly size the necks . If that doesn't work adjust the die down another 1/4 turn . Lee also recommend that you size the neck twice , rotating the case 180 degrees between sizings .</p><p>If you want tighter neck tension they advise to either polish the decapper mandrel .001 smaller or order an undersize mandrel from the factory .</p><p>I have only one Lee collet die but think it's crash hot .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aussie, post: 85139, member: 2447"] Ol' Mike , Not sure whether you got the same instructions as I did with my Lee collet dies but it's all explained in there . Lee advise that to adjust properly you must run the die into the press until it touches the shellholder plus 2 full turns . A minimum of 25 pounds of force must be applied at the end of the press stroke to properly size the necks . If that doesn't work adjust the die down another 1/4 turn . Lee also recommend that you size the neck twice , rotating the case 180 degrees between sizings . If you want tighter neck tension they advise to either polish the decapper mandrel .001 smaller or order an undersize mandrel from the factory . I have only one Lee collet die but think it's crash hot . [/QUOTE]
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