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  1. I purchased a Brass Magnet at a discounted price. I do like it. It is very well constructed, easy to use, and convenient. Is it worth the price? Would I buy another one? I wouldn't pay full price, and at this time I only have one. I may have to try the shading cover with some decoy weights attached to the corners. However I'm sure it wouldn't fold up as easily as the Brass Magnet.
  2. I tweaked the sizing die again. This time I ran it up to the point that the casings sit flush to the low step of the case gauge. I loaded up 4 rounds, stepped outside and chambered them one at a time. They all went bang just as they were suppose to. Is the problem solved? With the troubles I've had, I'm a little apprehensive. I would hate to load a thousand and have problems with even a few. Any thoughts on this?
  3. I loaded some dummy rounds, (no primer and no powder) colored them with magic marker. I chambered them one at a time. Apparently they did not go into battery because they would not freely eject without bumping the rifle onto the floor. There was no discernible rubbing of the marked casing. I ran the sizing down some more, to the point that the casings now are below the low step of my Dillon case gauge. They appear to go into battery and they eject easily. My fear is that they are a little under sized, based on the way they sit in the case gauge. Any thoughts on this?
  4. Thanks for the input, keep it coming. I will see if I can determine where the case is still oversized. If you bump the shoulder after trimming, would that not change the case length? I haven't examined the crimp die. If over crimping, where would that bulge the case?
  5. Now that I seem to have more interest let me start over from the beginning. I'm using a RL 550 B and Dillon dies. For .223/5.56 I'm using a two tool head setup. Tool head #1: lube, size/decap, followed by trim to 1.750, swage, and tumble. Tool head #2: universal decap, charge, seat, crimp. I have a supply of factory PMC. I have also reloaded some of it successfully. I have a quantity of once fired LC brass that I have sorted by head stamp. The Lake City brass is what is giving me trouble. I agree it is probably something simple, and yes, it is frustrating. The problem seems to be a sizing issue. When placed in a magazine and charged into the rifle, it will not fire; even after using the forward assist. Obviously it is not going into battery. However, when following a factory round in the same magazine, it goes into battery, fires and ejects properly, every time. Or, if you leave the bolt back, load a mag and release the bolt catch, it goes into battery and fires. After firing the LC reloads once, I loaded them again and they worked fine. I have adjusted the sizing down as far as I dare. The PMC brass drops into my Dillon case gauge flush with the low step. The Lake City brass is flush with the high step and above the low step. Using a micrometer, it appears the LC has a thicker rim than the PMC. If the problem is in the shoulder, I don't know how to determine that or correct it, short of bumping the shoulder with a die that I'm not familiar with. I'm sorry for rambling and thanks in advance.
  6. Rigger, I ran the die down to the point that the tool head would not give anymore. I was afraid to put anymore pressure on it.
  7. Third time's not a charm! Ok, I ran the sizing die down to the point of sticking the brass and ripping off some rims, yes they were lubed. I then backed it off a little. They did case gauge better, but they still will not go into battery unless following a commercial round. After they had been fired I happened to drop them back into the case gauge. They looked good, so I lubed, resized, and loaded again. They all went into battery and fired as they should. So, short of loading and shooting all 3 thousand behind some commercial rounds just to get them all twice fired, does anyone have any more suggestions? If I buy a body die to bump the shoulders, would that be a Redding die? Thanks in advance.
  8. OK, round two? I ran the sizing die down to the shell plate. I resized some LC brass, and also some once fired commercial brass. I got the same results; the LC would not go into battery, but the PMC did and fired correctly. The LC did fire when following the commercial and when operating the bolt catch. I then measured the casings, there is only one difference that I can find. The rim thickness of the LC is, on average, .020 thicker than the PMC. When I drop them in my case gauge the LC rim is above the high step, while the PMC is flush. I guess there could be a difference at the shoulder, but I can't see it and don't know how to measure it. Thanks in advance.
  9. 550 press, Dillon dies, sizing die could be turned down a little more. All cases sized, trimmed, tumbled, case gauge checked, then loaded. Initially I loaded 30 rounds, 5 each of different powder charge. They worked fine. I then loaded 30 more trying to fine tune the powder charge. This is when the problem started. Nothing different from the first batch. I will adjust the sizing die and try again. Will these cases run better next time, after being fired from my barrel?
  10. Reloading LC once fired brass, trying to determine a load that my RRA LAR-15 likes. I am using 62 gr. bullets and H335 powder. I loaded and shot some beginning loads with no problems. I worked up some more to check for accuracy and decide on a recipe. When loaded from the magazine, they all failed to fire, even after slapping the forward assist. When following a factory load in the same magazine, they fired most all of the time. After loading the first directly into the chamber, followed by the rest in the magazine, they fired most all of the time. 1) Why the fail to fire? 2) Why will they fire following a factory round? 3) Will they work better the next time after being fired through my barrel? I'm thinking it is a case sizing issue, but looking for ideas and past experience. Thanks in advance.
  11. I ordered on February 5, 2013: Media seperator, Dillon ammo boxes, Super Swage 600, 223 Case guage, and Universal decapping die. Patiently waiting. I received shipment today. Time to go to work.
  12. I ordered on February 5, 2013: Media seperator, Dillon ammo boxes, Super Swage 600, 223 Case guage, and Universal decapping die. Patiently waiting. I received shipping notification today. I hope this helps with your anxiety.
  13. I purchased some new ammo from "Freedom Munitions". They told me it would be Speer brass. The 9mm is this ammoload stuff, and the 45 is blazer brass. It seems to shoot fine, but I also have some reservations about the brass itself. I will probably save the brass and trade it, sell it, or scrap it and buy some more Starline when/if things settle down.
  14. I ordered on February 5, 2013: Media seperator, Dillon ammo boxes, Super Swage 600, 223 Case guage, and Universal decapping die. Patiently waiting.
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