lee neck die

[little black 243]

If I remove the depriming rod from a lee neck collet die will it shrink down the case more to grip the bullet tighter? I currently can pull the bullet back out of the case with my fingers and need it to grip tighter. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[KRP]

You can get a smaller mandrel from Lee or turn the one you have down. The die won't work very well if you remove it completely.

 

[boomtube]

You are probably reusing some old, work hardened brass that is springing back too much after sizing. Anneal it or get new brass.

 

[Hound Dog]

I am having the same problem with my Lee Collet die. It's for a 7mm-08, I am going to send mine back to Lee.

 

[Aldon]

Take the die apart and use your grinder with a buffing wheel to polish the mandrel down uniformly until you get the amount of tension you require. Use a more abrasive compound than if you were simply polishing it.

I grind off the depriming pin and use a universal decapper.