TheHappyGunner
Member
Hi guys,
Just a quick question here. When I started handloading, I had an experienced friend help me set up and then set the depth of the dies that sit on the press. I use RCBS. That was for .30-40, but now I'm tackling .30-06 on my own. Here's what I'm wondering though:
For the decapping/resizing die, mine only resizes the neck (not the entire case body) and deprimes. When I was trying to discover how deep to screw the die into the press, a few times I got it to push the primer out fine, but the case resisted me trying to pull the lever down all the way. I stopped as soon as I met this resistance. At this point I backed the die off to the last point where I am able to pull the lever down all the way. Now I think I have totally resized the necks and the primers are punching out as usual. Is this ok? Is there any possible danger I can face at this phase of the reloading process that may make the case dangerous to shoot or even reload? The cases appear to be as they should, but I like to be VERY cautious as I am dealing with explosives (and I'm new to the game).
I always research before I post threads. I've tried to find an answer to my question but haven't been able to find a suitable answer. I'm sure you know though! If there's anything that I'm unclear about, please ask me to clarify and I will be happy to do so.
Thanks for your help!
Just a quick question here. When I started handloading, I had an experienced friend help me set up and then set the depth of the dies that sit on the press. I use RCBS. That was for .30-40, but now I'm tackling .30-06 on my own. Here's what I'm wondering though:
For the decapping/resizing die, mine only resizes the neck (not the entire case body) and deprimes. When I was trying to discover how deep to screw the die into the press, a few times I got it to push the primer out fine, but the case resisted me trying to pull the lever down all the way. I stopped as soon as I met this resistance. At this point I backed the die off to the last point where I am able to pull the lever down all the way. Now I think I have totally resized the necks and the primers are punching out as usual. Is this ok? Is there any possible danger I can face at this phase of the reloading process that may make the case dangerous to shoot or even reload? The cases appear to be as they should, but I like to be VERY cautious as I am dealing with explosives (and I'm new to the game).
I always research before I post threads. I've tried to find an answer to my question but haven't been able to find a suitable answer. I'm sure you know though! If there's anything that I'm unclear about, please ask me to clarify and I will be happy to do so.
Thanks for your help!