I've been reloading on my Lee Classic Turret Press for about 6yrs now, and every so often the brass case will get jammed in the decapping/resizing die. Becomes a real pain to get the jammed case out.
Reloading 9mm, and the die has been performing well all year (about 2,000 rounds loaded), until now. It seems to require more pressure on the handle of the press to get the case into the die, and it has been jamming repeatedly.
I took the die apart each time it jammed, reset the decapping pin so the top was flush with the collet, and re-tightened. Recently built a new garage workbench that I'm using part time for reloading, and it doesn't yet have a bench vise. So I might not be tightening the collet enough (but the decapping pin is staying put).
How can I remedy this?
I ran paper towels throught the center of the die and they came out with old powder on them (not much). Even after cleaning, the brass is still jamming.
Need your help-thanks in advance.
Gerry
Reloading 9mm, and the die has been performing well all year (about 2,000 rounds loaded), until now. It seems to require more pressure on the handle of the press to get the case into the die, and it has been jamming repeatedly.
I took the die apart each time it jammed, reset the decapping pin so the top was flush with the collet, and re-tightened. Recently built a new garage workbench that I'm using part time for reloading, and it doesn't yet have a bench vise. So I might not be tightening the collet enough (but the decapping pin is staying put).
How can I remedy this?
I ran paper towels throught the center of the die and they came out with old powder on them (not much). Even after cleaning, the brass is still jamming.
Need your help-thanks in advance.
Gerry