Cracked die?

[TheDoubleD]

Look striaight up the line and see if there is a hole drilled in the die, leaving a burr. It is an air/oil relief hole. Is that die a Lee? They are notorious for that.


If it is a burr try polishing it as other have said. If that doesn't get, go after it with a hardened tool such as a scribe or long punch to knock the burr loose. Then polish the die.

 

[kwaynem]

Look striaight up the line and see if there is a hole drilled in the die, leaving a burr. It is an air/oil relief hole. Is that die a Lee? They are notorious for that.


If it is a burr try polishing it as other have said. If that doesn't get, go after it with a hardened tool such as a scribe or long punch to knock the burr loose. Then polish the die.

Hornady die no hole

 

[kwaynem]

Got it thanks fellas!

 

[SPDguns]

Kenny- just bring it over to the shop, I have all the stuff to knock out the burr then polish it out.

 

[Gunbuffer]

The only thing I have found so far is a plastic coat hanger and a 1/4” socket I been sick so I’m not getting out to buy anything just looking for something that will work I have here

Use your wee wee.

 

[kwaynem]

Use your wee wee.

I took too much sandpaper to wrap around it to fit in the die

 

[kwaynem]

Kenny- just bring it over to the shop, I have all the stuff to knock out the burr then polish it out.

I got it I think Dave might need polished better though I need to get with you next week

 

[mr ed]

If you bought them used probably some nim-nod got a case stuck and stuck in a screwdriver to pop out the case and didn't realize they scratched it. polish it out. worse comes to worse it becomes a neck sizing die.

 

[kwaynem]

If you bought them used probably some nim-nod got a case stuck and stuck in a screwdriver to pop out the case and didn't realize they scratched it. polish it out. worse comes to worse it becomes a neck sizing die.

I got it out and cleaned it up already used it about 50 times not sure how it got there I’m the only one ever used them must of been something on a case that I missed

 

[mr ed]

I got it out and cleaned it up already used it about 50 times not sure how it got there I’m the only one ever used them must of been something on a case that I missed

Don't know where you reload but could be something as simple as a lubed case falling over and picking up some crap off the loading bench, like sand from a bench rest bag, anything that's harder than steel could have embedded itself in the soft brass then made the scratch when sizing.