OK, New to reloading.
Lee Challenger Press.
Lee 3 die set for 7.62x54r
I used the decapping/sizing die first.
Lubed inside neck and out.
I'm wondering if this looks right and if I'm inserting the shell in far enough to the die. My first attempts at inserting the shell it was hard to press in and I adjusted the arm on the press. I also pulled the resizing/decapping pin out and cleaned out the die. I found some balls of grit or something in there.
When I run the shell into the die, I get ALOT of resistance about 1mm before the die touches the shell holder. Should the die touch the shell holder or how do I tell I'm in enough? I'm following the Lee instructions to insert the die till it hits the shell holder (just touching), then drop the ram and turn in the die 1/4 more turn.
Here are pics
thx
Lee Challenger Press.
Lee 3 die set for 7.62x54r
I used the decapping/sizing die first.
Lubed inside neck and out.
I'm wondering if this looks right and if I'm inserting the shell in far enough to the die. My first attempts at inserting the shell it was hard to press in and I adjusted the arm on the press. I also pulled the resizing/decapping pin out and cleaned out the die. I found some balls of grit or something in there.
When I run the shell into the die, I get ALOT of resistance about 1mm before the die touches the shell holder. Should the die touch the shell holder or how do I tell I'm in enough? I'm following the Lee instructions to insert the die till it hits the shell holder (just touching), then drop the ram and turn in the die 1/4 more turn.
Here are pics
thx