(Date Posted:02/28/2005 23:48:49)
So... After long conversation with the slughammer we are using the same bullet, the same checks and the same sizer die (he borrowed my Lee C309-150F and some checks to get his feet wet in .30). Yet he was having no problems seating checks without the any additional tooling. To eliminate the last variable, I borrowed his 450. Dismal failure. Same result as my 45. Heck, he even gave me some of his bullets to try in case the alloy could be the issue. No difference. I began to think it was differing expectations of what "flat and square" looks like.
More discussion. Seems that he doesn't use a heater on this press and lube combination. Huh! Back home and try it with no heat... Success! The resistance of the stiffer lube holds the ejector rod enough to seat the checks before it moves. Further experiments are called for using my 45 and the Ballisticast lube, but it looks like lower heat and more pressure may be just the ticket.
In other news, the homemade seater tool worked perfectly with the heated lube in both presses.
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