pro 1000 problem 45acp

314EPW · July 5, 2007, 03:01 PM

Bullets look good and shoot great,but here's my problem.When moving the ram to drop the powder everything is fine until I go to move the ram.It takes alot of force to have the shell release.What's my problem?
Ed

actionflies · July 5, 2007, 04:31 PM

I get the same thing with lead bullet and also some brass shaving. Just need to clean the dies and it will get better once broken in.

Sigma 40 Blaster · July 5, 2007, 04:35 PM

Could be a couple of things...

First thing that comes to mind is possibly over-flaring...if you're expanding the mouth of the brass too much it can be difficult to get the ram to go back down because more of the expander die is in the case than necessary.

Second thing...if the brass is very dirty OR very clean it will pull at the expander or sizing die. If it's very dirty I suggest tumbling a bit more, if it's very clean or new chamfer/debur it.

Third thing...are you sure it's the powder/expander die causing your problems? Could it be that the brass is very malformed and "hanging up" in the sizing die? That could also be caused by very dirty or very clean brass.

Even though carbide dies do not REQUIRE any case lube really dirty or really clean brass seems to go through better with a little bit on the first 50 or so pieces of brass.

I'd start by playing with the depth of your expander die, I had the same problem and found that I didn't necessarily need to be able to see the mouth of the case noticeably flared to allow bullet seating. Before doing that run one piece of brass only through the stations to make sure that the expanding die is indeed your problem and not the resizer...

314EPW · July 6, 2007, 04:55 AM

thanks!
Ed

Mr Beta · July 6, 2007, 07:58 AM

Did that solve it?

JDG · July 6, 2007, 08:24 AM

I've noticed the expander plug in Lee dies is ridged. I polished mine, and it works much smoother

July 5, 2007, 03:01 PM	#1
314EPW Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2007 Posts: 108	pro 1000 problem 45acp Bullets look good and shoot great,but here's my problem.When moving the ram to drop the powder everything is fine until I go to move the ram.It takes alot of force to have the shell release.What's my problem? Ed

July 6, 2007, 04:55 AM	#4
314EPW Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2007 Posts: 108	thanks! thanks! Ed

July 6, 2007, 07:58 AM	#5
Mr Beta Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2007 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 232	Did that solve it? __________________ The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you expect a bang, and a bang when you expect a click.

July 5, 2007, 04:31 PM	#2
actionflies Member Join Date: June 5, 2007 Location: Aloha, Oregon Posts: 70	I get the same thing with lead bullet and also some brass shaving. Just need to clean the dies and it will get better once broken in.

July 5, 2007, 04:35 PM	#3
Sigma 40 Blaster Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 997	Could be a couple of things... First thing that comes to mind is possibly over-flaring...if you're expanding the mouth of the brass too much it can be difficult to get the ram to go back down because more of the expander die is in the case than necessary. Second thing...if the brass is very dirty OR very clean it will pull at the expander or sizing die. If it's very dirty I suggest tumbling a bit more, if it's very clean or new chamfer/debur it. Third thing...are you sure it's the powder/expander die causing your problems? Could it be that the brass is very malformed and "hanging up" in the sizing die? That could also be caused by very dirty or very clean brass. Even though carbide dies do not REQUIRE any case lube really dirty or really clean brass seems to go through better with a little bit on the first 50 or so pieces of brass. I'd start by playing with the depth of your expander die, I had the same problem and found that I didn't necessarily need to be able to see the mouth of the case noticeably flared to allow bullet seating. Before doing that run one piece of brass only through the stations to make sure that the expanding die is indeed your problem and not the resizer...

July 6, 2007, 08:24 AM	#6
JDG Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: West Michigan Posts: 673	I've noticed the expander plug in Lee dies is ridged. I polished mine, and it works much smoother