by Hoot » Mon May 02, 2016 8:49 pm
Sometimes they ship a full length .284 Win die and some times the shorter version. I have one of each now. I had a similar problem with my first die and like you, they sent me a replacement that worked just fine. Later I experienced the same problem with the replacement and it wound up being an internal component alignment issue. The seater plug can get aligned wrong with the sliding guide and cause that. While you're waiting for your replacement, unscrew the seater stem and tip the die upside down to let the rest fall out. Reassemble it while holding it upside down. It's tricky but turned out to be what I have to do from time to time, when it gets in a bad mood. When it's not aligned, you do not get much rotation of the stem, like you're experiencing. Trust me on this. 2k+ 450b loads and I've seen this before. Once its reassembled, resist the temptation to shake it up and down. that can cause a misalignment to reoccur. By the same token, you can feel when the plug doesn't all back into alignment with the sliding guide, once you've shook it up and down a few times. Instead of tick, tick, tick as you shake it up and down, you'll feel a tick, tick, tick-tuck when it falls into alignment. Hard to put into words.
Hoot
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