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Killed my die
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<blockquote data-quote="MNbogboy" data-source="post: 518598" data-attributes="member: 18849"><p>Having used mostly RCBS dies of various calibers for over 40 years with a few Herter's and a Lee thrown in I have only had a stuck case or two that were my fault for not lubing....I gave a rifle and my old Herter's .243 FLR die to my youngest son...No sooner than I did I put together a Savage in .243 for my oldest Grandson....Now that I didn't have a .243 die on the shelf I <strong>hastily purchased my first "cheap" Lyman die to load for my Grandson's new rifle....Worst die I have ever used..</strong>Well lubed cases would stick almost every time....It took an extra effort on every case.....Bought an RCBS die and everything is back to normal......I believe (at least in my case) the quality of finish inside or the die reamer specs were not up to par....I have used Hornady unique case lube for years and never have had a problem with a host of calibers....When you get your case out try another with plenty of lube, if it takes a lot of force then maybe you might want to try another die...</p><p>just my .02,</p><p>randy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNbogboy, post: 518598, member: 18849"] Having used mostly RCBS dies of various calibers for over 40 years with a few Herter's and a Lee thrown in I have only had a stuck case or two that were my fault for not lubing....I gave a rifle and my old Herter's .243 FLR die to my youngest son...No sooner than I did I put together a Savage in .243 for my oldest Grandson....Now that I didn't have a .243 die on the shelf I [B]hastily purchased my first "cheap" Lyman die to load for my Grandson's new rifle....Worst die I have ever used..[/B]Well lubed cases would stick almost every time....It took an extra effort on every case.....Bought an RCBS die and everything is back to normal......I believe (at least in my case) the quality of finish inside or the die reamer specs were not up to par....I have used Hornady unique case lube for years and never have had a problem with a host of calibers....When you get your case out try another with plenty of lube, if it takes a lot of force then maybe you might want to try another die... just my .02, randy [/QUOTE]
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