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  1. Got my swage check tool in, and it is such a time saver. Wish I got it sooner! Great tip with the green and red sharpie too.
  2. Gave RCBS a call since I wanted to confirm that it was okay to run the expander ball without the pin (which it was), but it seems like the threaded rod likely walked on me which caused the expander ball to get torqued. And as you mentioned, RCBS is sending me a new one even with all this! I already ordered a Forster sizing die since I was reading a lot of positive reviews on the neck runout and whatnot and wanted to try the EZ expander ball, but I'll give the RCBS another try. I decided to pass on the bushing setup since it seems like bushing is reliant upon matching headstamps.
  3. Just saw your edit, I can't leave the decappin pin in place as there's no hole for the pin so I would have to raise the decapping unit quite a bit to not hit the subplate which I was not sure would be okay or not with the expander.
  4. I feel kinda bad because I feel like it's operator error haha. I've gone through like 3 decapping units in the past month although 2 of them were from stuck cases and not enough lube.
  5. Hmm, I wonder if maybe it walked on me then. I had it setup per the manual for the decapping pin and then just pulled the decapping pin so it should have been set at the correct height. I'm using the FW Arms popper before so I don't need the decapping capability so I am wondering if maybe the expander ball is weakened without the pin leading to torqueing on the expander ball? I think it's gonna cost me at least $15 to get another decapping unit so I am contemplating just paying another $45 to get a Dillon or Redding sizing die. edit: Oh looks like the Forster decapping unit fits the RCBS so I'll give it a try since it has the expander ball further up on the unit compared to the RCBS.
  6. Soo... the expander ball got absolutely trashed. Any idea what caused this? I am contemplating just buying another die since I seem to be chewing through these RCBS decapping pins.
  7. Anyone ever replace the case feeder motor on their Hornady feeder? It seems that my motor is starting to fail as I am struggling to get it to run without me intervening even when I drop just 40-50 9mm cases into the hopper. Just spoke to Hornady CS, and they said it would be out of warranty, and they don't repair them. edit: Nevermind... I suspect it's an adjustment setting with 9mm because I just put in my 223 plate, and it processing tons of brass without issue. Could it be nickel plated 9mm vs brass?
  8. Same! I've shot my 55s out to 300 yards without any issue (max range for me). I may try loading my 55s a bit hotter just to see if the long distance precision improves as my previous loads were chronoing around 2700, and it seems like most are loading in 2900s.
  9. Huh, interesting. Most of the things I saw with loads that high were shooting more long distance rather than 3 gun. But I guess why load that heavy of a bullet for hosing anyways.
  10. I know this was a necropost, but I just went through a ladder testing of XBR8208 and Hornady 75gr BTHP. I couldn't find much reference so I thought I would share mine: Avg OAL Mfg # Type Mfg Type Grains Mfg Type Grains Velocity Stdev 2.255 Remington 7.5 Small rifle IMR XBR8208 21 Hornady BTHP Match 75 2481 35 2.255 Remington 7.5 Small rifle IMR XBR8208 21.5 Hornady BTHP Match 75 2538 36 2.255 Remington 7.5 Small rifle IMR XBR8208 22 Hornady BTHP Match 75 2522 67 2.255 Remington 7.5 Small rifle IMR XBR8208 22.5 Hornady BTHP Match 75 2566 22 2.255 Remington 7.5 Small rifle IMR XBR8208 23 Hornady BTHP Match 75 2625 28 I'm not sure what happened with the 22gr loads, but 22.5 is what I plan to load at. From my search, it seemed like most people were around 22.5-23.0gr.
  11. Thanks for the input! I'm planning to reload all my stuff and selling my press since I'm moving somewhere for a year, but I'll have to revisit new dies once I move to a more permanent place after that. I think I do want to upgrade all my dies now that I have a dedicated decapping die.
  12. I am just blasting, rarely shoot past 200 yards. Thanks!
  13. I am planning to transition over to decapping prior to sizing, and I was wondering if there is specific placement for the expander ball on my RCBS die or if I can just remove the decapping pin and be good to go. Or would people recommend another sizing die in this setup? I am currently using a Lee decapping die, but I am hoping to eventually move to my FW Arms die (currently interferes with my Hornady case feeder).
  14. Never heard of this before, but it woulda saved me a lot of spilled powder pains! Ordering one now.
  15. Tempted to switch over to Blue Bullets because it's difficult to get ACME.
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