Newbie with a couple of questions - The Firearms Forum

tomstib · 01-17-2011, 07:27 PM

Hi,
Just started to reload on a Lee single stage press. I reloaded about 30 yrs. ago so I am starting from scratch. On the resizing/decapping die, the seating die and the crimping die do you go all the down the full length of the brass in this case .45 acp. Or do you go down just enough to get the job done (ie to punch out the old primer etc)

Thanks,
Tom

JLA · 01-17-2011, 08:11 PM

on the sizer/decapper die I set mine to touch the shellholder and run the brass all the way in. on the seater I run a sized piece of brass up into the die with the press at the top of its stroke, then screw the die in until I feel resistance, then back up a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring. The LEE die sets have a separate crimping die for handgun calibers and they get set the same as the sizer die since the crimp is adjusted with the stem on top...

tomstib · 01-19-2011, 07:02 PM

Thank youfor the information.

Tom

noylj · 01-19-2011, 07:33 PM

Recommend watching the Lee videos (very short and to-the-point):
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/video.html

Attached is the Lee Reloading Press instructions with die set-up. This should be in the instruction sheet with your press.

mtnboomer · 01-21-2011, 11:49 PM

Also get a copy of Modern Reloading by Richard Lee, 2nd Ed.. Lee explains in detail how to use his equipment.

01-17-2011, 07:27 PM	#1
tomstib Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 21	Newbie with a couple of questions Hi, Just started to reload on a Lee single stage press. I reloaded about 30 yrs. ago so I am starting from scratch. On the resizing/decapping die, the seating die and the crimping die do you go all the down the full length of the brass in this case .45 acp. Or do you go down just enough to get the job done (ie to punch out the old primer etc) Thanks, Tom -->

01-17-2011, 08:11 PM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,412	Re: Newbie with a couple of questions on the sizer/decapper die I set mine to touch the shellholder and run the brass all the way in. on the seater I run a sized piece of brass up into the die with the press at the top of its stroke, then screw the die in until I feel resistance, then back up a 1/4 turn and set the lock ring. The LEE die sets have a separate crimping die for handgun calibers and they get set the same as the sizer die since the crimp is adjusted with the stem on top... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

01-19-2011, 07:02 PM	#3
tomstib Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 21	Re: Newbie with a couple of questions Thank youfor the information. Tom

01-21-2011, 11:49 PM	#5
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: Newbie with a couple of questions Also get a copy of Modern Reloading by Richard Lee, 2nd Ed.. Lee explains in detail how to use his equipment. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!