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Redding Sizing Die setup problems
Ok, I've got all the stuff I need for 300x221 except the upper from Randall. I figured it was time to get the XL650 configured for some 300x221 loads, since I've got all the loading pieces now. Now, I'm not at all a newbie to reloading, having loaded over 40,000 of various calibers. But I'm stumped on this problem!
I setup the sizing per instructions, and it has the .308 expander installed in the sizing die. I'm also using Keith's brass. I lube a case (inside and out) and let is sit while I take care of few other things on the press. Now, when I run the case through the sizing die, it gets about half way home then stops dead in its tracks against the expander. If I push any further, it crushes the case!
I took the expander out and placed it in the mouth of another case, it does not go all the way in, but hangs up. I would have expected it to go in further, since it has already been formed and sized by Keith. No matter what I try, I crush the case in the die.
I measured the inside of the case, and they are .305" or so, and the expander is .305" as well at the widest point. So what the heck am I doing wrong here??
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