Hey everyone,
New to reloading here, a quick overview of my setup before I post my issue, I have a dillon xl750 setup with lee sizing/decapping die, dillon powder funnel/flare die with a lee seat and crimp die.
The issue I am having is after flaring the case mouth, it measures at .385, then when in the next station when I move the flared case with projectile in it towards the seat and crimp die, it goes in but I hear kind of a scratching sound as it goes into the die, I remove the now crimped cartridge and there no visible scoring on the case but I see a few brass flakes on my hand. The case mount measures .376 with a seat depth of 1.130 which is right what I am aiming for. It case gauges perfectly and passes plunk test.
My question is, is this scratching sound and minute brass flakes on cartridge something to be concerned with, will it mess up my die in the long term, what could cause this, is it a sign of too much case flare?
I will get some pictures as soon as I am at my bench, thank you all in advance for the help and I look forward to being very active here.