Recent content by Hobobiker

Thanks for the input and advice everyone. Yep, this was on crimped 223s and it probably wasn't lined up correctly. I'm snapping a pic and Lee will send me another for free. I also bought some extras so Murphy's Law can apply. I also read about the rounding-the-tip advice, so I'll do that as...

Toolhead #1 for my Dillon 223 reloading project only contains a Lee Universal decapper and a Redding small base FL sizing die. Everything has been going great so far. I have my headspace pushback where I want it, every round is being passed through my sizing gauge with very few fallouts, etc...

I'm planning two passes on my Dillon as well guys, and bought a separate tool head for exactly that purpose. Set everything up once and just switch the tool heads as needed... Thanks for all the input!

I debated on whether to get a regular FL sizing die or small base. Since I shoot from multiple AR-15s and used mixed brass, most of the reading I did led me to purchase the small base FL sizing die. That said, I might have had similar luck like you using a regular die. Time and some...

Hey all! Not new to reloading on my 650 and have been doing .45s for years. Just decided to switch over to 223 for a a few thousand rounds. Just an intro and a vent here. I was setting up my first tool head for brass processing. Lee universal decapping die in station one...works great...