Question about possible damage to my .45 auto seater die

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Rangerrich99

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So, last night I took apart the .45 auto seater die for cleaning and discovered this chip in the bullet sleeve. So, my question is, is this something I need to do something about or not? My initial thought was that I needed to buy a new seater die, but the more I looked at it, the less I thought this is damage that is critical to how the die functions. Am I wrong?

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What brand is it?
If it is an RCBS call them and see if they will look at it. If it is a fault of the die they will most likely replace it.
 
Shouldn't be any problems at all. I would stone or sand out any sharp edges from the chipped area mainly to prevent cutting your fingers. You could even put it in a lathe an turn enough material off to eliminate the chipped area. The taper just helps guide the bullet into the sliding alignment sleeve. The mouth of the sleeve isn't a critical dimension.
 
I agree that the chip could somehow be smoothed and/or lathed down to recreate the seating area. What DID cross my mind is that after you go to the trouble to replace or repair the seater, you might wanna look to see what caused it in case it is an internal problem or caused any damage inside if the chip piece is stuck somewhere. Just a thought....
 
I was thinking the die may have come from the factory that way from tumbling like parts to clean them up and deburr them. Check with the maker.
 
@robhic;

I did in fact go over the rest of the die with a magnifying glass and found nothing foreign in it, or any other damage, for that matter.

@Unclenick;

Your suggestion took me off-guard for a minute. Closer inspection of the pictures I took shows a very regular, perfect crescent-shape right at the edge of the sleeve, so I suppose it may be possible that it's there for a reason. However, when I disassembled two other seater dies, neither showed the same crescent on their respective sleeves.

@243winxb;

It is a Hornady bullet guide sleeve (you win a cigar!). And I probably will replace it. I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced something similar with their bullet sleeves, and if this kind of damage could in some way cause improper/unsafe bullet seating. I don't see how it could, but I've been wrong about such things often enough that I thought I'd ask.
 
Does it leave a mark on the bullet? If not, ignore it.
If you just want to feel better, call Lee or whoever and they will probably replace it.
Do you have any idea if YOU did or if it came that way?
Whatever it is, you can replace the part and NOT the whole die.
 
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