Bear in mind the case gauge represents the tightest chamber. My cases that top slightly (as in the picture)above the gauge all chamber in my AR just fine. My cases that stick up more are deep sixed in the trash. Cases are too cheap to worry about.
Sorry if this seems too simplistic of a question - but it doesn't appear to have been mentioned: Is the press/press handle camming over when you size? If not camming over then maybe going from 1/4 turn to 1/2 turn accomplishes the same thing. But making sure that case was really getting pushed all the way into the die was key to getting mine to work right.
These days most if not all carbide sizers protect the carbide ring with a bit of steel below the level of the ring, unlike some of the older dies where the carbide ring was flush with the bottom of the die. Definitely something to check for.
Carbide dies work well for straight wall cases as it eliminates lube for sizing. I don't know if they make them for .223 but what would be the point? You have to lube them anyway.
Carbide dies work well for straight wall cases as it eliminates lube for sizing. I don't know if they make them for .223 but what would be the point? You have to lube them anyway.
I posted a response to the above question and realize now I made a mistake when I asked my question: I wasn't following the responses in this thread closely enough. The OP had given some replies I'd not internalized.
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