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Any existing data without such a reference should be treated as suspect and not used.
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Having finally got my rifle re-barelled - and beautiful it looks too, thanks Mik - I settled down to my first session of re-loading on new bench with all new kit. Carefully lined everything up, read all the instructions (stopped for a cuppa!) assembled press & dies and sorted out the first batch of empties to de-cap & re-size.
Did the first one, adjusted slightly, did the second one - looks good to me and Chris. So - full speed ahead. 12 down, 300+ to go. Where the hell did that Berdan primed case come from :( :(
Just got off the Midway site having ordered a replacement spindle!!
Best way to prevent it happening again is buy some spares, I have half a dozen large and small pins for our Forster dies and have never even open the packets since they came home.
Imperial sizing wax - accept no substitutes, once used you will never go back to anything else.
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HeatherW762 wrote:Having finally got my rifle re-barelled - and beautiful it looks too, thanks Mik - I settled down to my first session of re-loading on new bench with all new kit. Carefully lined everything up, read all the instructions (stopped for a cuppa!) assembled press & dies and sorted out the first batch of empties to de-cap & re-size.
Did the first one, adjusted slightly, did the second one - looks good to me and Chris. So - full speed ahead. 12 down, 300+ to go. Where the hell did that Berdan primed case come from :( :(
Just got off the Midway site having ordered a replacement spindle!!
God, this game is irritating.
Heather
Not a problem if you reload berdan - just decapped 100 of them (MEN brass) :mrgreen:
Purveyor of fine cast boolits.
All round good guy and VERY grumpy old man.
Thats a kicker when that happens .. a trick I use is the following
After the tumbling stage and whilst i was checking that the media was properly removed
I used a small tactical torch to confirm the case was empty and in fact boxer primed.
Besides numerous surprise berdans I have found caked mud & grass, 22lr cases, primers, insects etc
Be extra careful when you get any form of odds and ends and some collections
I get on fine with the Lee wax lube, seems to last for ever and never had a sticky moment never had the problem with Berdan as I make extra sure to keep the cases separate, but I thought that Lee dies at least were designed to allow the spindle to slip is too much pressure put on it? don't know about the other brands.
:( :( 
never had the problem with Berdan as I make extra sure to keep the cases separate, but I thought that Lee dies at least were designed to allow the spindle to slip is too much pressure put on it? don't know about the other brands.