I have 2 manuals I read but it doesn't help when I die instruction says turn touching shell holder than 2 3/4 out and it doesn't work. Even with that funnel cap completely tight per lee instructions I don't get any flare unless I turn it down to 1 to 1 1/2 away from shell holder.
Care to elaborate why I should stop before moving forward? Not arguing but looking for help.
Here is an easy way to get your dies setup.
Sizing die- Raise ram all the way and screw in die until it makes firm contact with the shell holder. Then screw it in an eighth of a turn to ensure the shellholder bottoms out on the base of the die.
Expander die- Take a
sized piece of brass, put it in the shellholder and send the ram up all the way. Screw in your die until you make firm contact with the mouth of the brass. Pull the brass away and continue to slowly seat the die deeper checking in between adjustments for the proper case flare as shown in post #17
Seat/crimp die- Take your previously sized and expanded case, put it in the shellholder. Screw in the seating stem all the way. Start slowly screwing in the die and seating a bullet, checking in between adjustments. You won't have any crimp applied yet, just a reference to your desired OAL. Next, back the seater stem all the way out. Raise the loaded round(sans crimp) into the die body and screw the die in until you feel it make firm contact with the case mouth. Then pull the round out and start slowly turning in the die until desired crimp is obtained. Next with the round raised fully into the die, screw in your seating stem until it makes firm contact with the bullet and your dies are set.
If you have a loaded round with the same brass/bullet/crimp you desire to use, you can use it to set up your seat/crimp die even faster. Just back the seating stem all the way out, put the round in the shellholder, raise ram. Screw in die until the crimp makes firm contact with the brass. Then screw down the seating stem and you are done.
Written out it looks like a lot to do, but in reality it shouldnt take more than 2-3 minutes to get your dies tuned in just right given a case and a bullet.
Please just drop the lee 1.25, -3 then .5 turns of the die instructions. they are guidelines to get you in the right ballpark and arent working for you. If you aren't careful when using their guidelines you can crush cases.