Vanity(question about reloading 45acp)

[Charlespg]

Vanity(question about reloading 45acp)

[Charlespg]

does anyone here know how I stop dies from crushing or not resizing 45 acp cases

I use lyman dies<7600208> and a wilson 45 acp gage but I cant get the cases to properly resize

where can I find a full length resizing die?
I shoot Springfield 1911 and Glock 21

[DuncanWaring]

Are you lubing the cases before sizing?

[AnAmericanMother]

We use RCBS and not Lyman, but it sounds like a lube problem.

If you don't have carbide dies for straight-wall pistol cases, you MUST lube the cases. And make sure they're clean.

A possible secondary problem is that military brass is thicker than commercial. But I think it's a lube problem.

[devane617]

AR15.com will be a much better place to ask this question...

[Eagle Eye]

Carbide dies are worth far more than what you pay for them.

[LouAvul]

A possible secondary problem is that military brass is thicker than commercial

IIRC, that doesn't impact the outside diameter. Only the inside diameter which, theoretically, raises pressures.

To the OP: do yourself a favor and invest in carbide resizing dies.

[ArrogantBustard]

Carbide dies are worth far more than what you pay for them.

Amen! I use Hornady pistol dies (Titanium Nitride, not carbide, IIRC, but same concept), get proper sizing 99.999% of the time.

[AnAmericanMother]

Yeah, the only place we've had problems with it is flaring the case mouths. I was just thinking out loud.

Clearly the place to go is either (1) lube the heck out of very clean cases or (2) carbide dies.

I have carbide dies for my large volume reloading. The oddball calibers not. I do scrunch an occasional case with those (.455 Webley, .38 S&W and so forth) and it's usually due to failure to get enough lube on the cases.

[envisio]

PING

[absolootezer0]

if that’s not a carbide die, go with RCBS or dillon dies.
check the die make sure you don’t have it set incorrectly. if its set too high, it won’t re-size, if its set too low, it’ll crush them.
also consider, if you’re lubing your cases, too much lube is just as bad as not enough. too much lube can cause denting or crushing.

[Borderline]

Lots of well priced choices. Here’s a Lee 3 die w/ carbide sizer set for $26.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=661032

Look for a price you can live with and grab one up. Problem solved.

[piroque]

Try this they may be able to help

http://www.reloadersnest.com/

[Charlespg]

yes

[DuncanWaring]

Maybe there’s a little piece of grit stuck to the shell holder, knocking the case just off of vertical so it doesn’t feed into the die properly.

[DuncanWaring]

Have you tried chamfering the outside of the case mouth?

[sig226]

Current Lyman carbide die sets are numbered 768xxx, not 760xxx. Did you get an old die set (not carbide) from someone at a gun show or on the internet?

[Charlespg]

this is old set I bought long ago

[sig226]

As several other members have noted, your dies might not have the carbide ring and therefore require you to lubricate the cases before you size them. This is a pain in the ass and not worth your time for handgun ammunition. Get a set of carbide dies and that should correct your problem.