Thread: seating die is pulling out bullets

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Seven lines up....you screwed die in further....... Follow instructions..... You back it out unless want to crimp. The ONLY time I've had dies pull projectiles out they are fatter than std projectiles or skinnier than normal blunt ones. You should already be deburring case mouth.... If your convinced the projectile is jamming in hollow of die....put a plastic bead I there,set the die up again and try again. To set up your seater. Screw die into press with empty case on case holder and ram fully up..leave it alone and screw down die till handle twitches...then back die out as per instructions and set die ring in place and lock it there....then remove empty case...place loaded round on shell holder/in shell holder. Unscrew top of seating die well out. Again drop handle down so round goes up into die...now slowly screw top down till handle again twitches.... Now remove loaded round and try seating projectiles in a case..... It SHOULD be almost perfect match for the loaded round.do all that and report back.dont forget to debut case mouth.

Sorry ive confused you, I was not referring to the position of the die being screwed into the press, ive had that backed off quarter a turn and locked up the while time, I was referring to the seating die screw at the top that you adjust to set your preferred seating depth.
Anyway, ive bedded it in with wet and dry emry paper using a bullet and tested before and after with a hammer lightly tapping it on a projectile, it was binding prior to bedding it in, but no longer is. I hope this will sort it. See photo.
I think I will go one step further and polish with autosol.

Originally Posted by Rated M for Magnum

So it should be Lee shell holder number 5 then?

Yes just checked and its stamped with a 5, so must be correct.