I don't know what the proper term is. The distance the deck rises, I call that deck travel.
I have the press for couple of years now. I like it so far, but have observed a few shortcomings compared to conventional designs. One of them is the deck travel seems a bit short for rifle cartridges.
I was loading .303 British with cast bullets. The brass mouth is flared and I need to crimp it close. I couldn't do it with the seating die (Lee). The bottom of the die hits the deck (top side of the shell holder) before enough crimping. I ordering a Lee factory crimp die. Actually I have had similar issues with some other rifle calibers. One time I had to grind a bit off a die to size the brass.
Did you guys experience the same? Thanks.
-TL
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I have the press for couple of years now. I like it so far, but have observed a few shortcomings compared to conventional designs. One of them is the deck travel seems a bit short for rifle cartridges.
I was loading .303 British with cast bullets. The brass mouth is flared and I need to crimp it close. I couldn't do it with the seating die (Lee). The bottom of the die hits the deck (top side of the shell holder) before enough crimping. I ordering a Lee factory crimp die. Actually I have had similar issues with some other rifle calibers. One time I had to grind a bit off a die to size the brass.
Did you guys experience the same? Thanks.
-TL
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