rcbs 30 30 difficulty tightening the lock ring allen

[Doctor]

i cant seem to tighten the allen screws tight enough, my friend told me to loose it a quarter turn or so and then tighten the allen screws. But then the die will not be at the correct height....Please suggest ways to address this problem

thank you

[practical_man]

I've never had that problem. I set the die up with a wrench, then tighten the lock ring set screw. It's a one time deal for me. The set screw just keeps the die at the right place.

Guess you could use green loctite to hold the lock ring to the die if you like.

All that said, I only use set screw lock rings for single stage rifle calipers. On my progressive loader just tightening the lock ring to the tool head witha wrench does the job well.