I posted this on another website yesterday but no real response yet. Apologies to those who may have seen it already.
In a press I picked up yesterday was an older Lee 30-06 die. The seller said he got the press when he bought a bunch of tools from someone a year ago and he's "not into the whole gun thing," so he didn't know anything about the die. I've poked around online and can't seem to find anything about this particular model. I'm wondering if it's serviceable and whether it's a neck die or full-length. The markings on it say "LEE - 30/06 - D1." There's a pressure relief hole just above the threads, which you can make out in the first pic if you look closely. I think that hole would indicate it's a full-length die; do I have that right? Also, the de-capping rod is not threaded, but is adjusted by means of a collet. You can see in the pics that the previous user rounded the corners of the collet, possibly indicating either that the collet didn't hold very well and they had to really torque on it to get it to stay in place when sizing brass, or they were a numbskull and used the wrong size wrench.
The locking nut for adjusting the die in the press doesn't have a set screw, but instead just has a rubber O-ring in a recess at the bottom of the threads that provides some resistance to keep the nut from turning. It seems like it would be easy enough to drill a hole through a flat on the locking nut and tap it to insert a set screw if someone wanted to use the die and keep it in place better.
Thanks for any info anyone can provide.
In a press I picked up yesterday was an older Lee 30-06 die. The seller said he got the press when he bought a bunch of tools from someone a year ago and he's "not into the whole gun thing," so he didn't know anything about the die. I've poked around online and can't seem to find anything about this particular model. I'm wondering if it's serviceable and whether it's a neck die or full-length. The markings on it say "LEE - 30/06 - D1." There's a pressure relief hole just above the threads, which you can make out in the first pic if you look closely. I think that hole would indicate it's a full-length die; do I have that right? Also, the de-capping rod is not threaded, but is adjusted by means of a collet. You can see in the pics that the previous user rounded the corners of the collet, possibly indicating either that the collet didn't hold very well and they had to really torque on it to get it to stay in place when sizing brass, or they were a numbskull and used the wrong size wrench.
The locking nut for adjusting the die in the press doesn't have a set screw, but instead just has a rubber O-ring in a recess at the bottom of the threads that provides some resistance to keep the nut from turning. It seems like it would be easy enough to drill a hole through a flat on the locking nut and tap it to insert a set screw if someone wanted to use the die and keep it in place better.
Thanks for any info anyone can provide.