03-26-2020, 03:33 PM
No it is not necessarily the Lee die. If some cases that you think were fired in the other rifle run fine through the die it is not the die. If the cases from the new barrel are the ones that you are having this problem with then the chamber on this barrel just may be out of speck and too large. If you have not sized all the cases yet measure the case web of each. This will tell you which is causing the problem. If your case web is significantly larger than what the Speck says it is you chamber.
The Speck is .441 at the web. I measured a factory Hornady 123 SST round and it is .437 at the web. I measured a case that I have FL sized in my Lee die and it is .440 I measured a case fired in my Oden Works barrel and it is .441 and I measured a case that was fired in my Bear Creek Arsenal barrel and it is .4405 . This will give you a good idea of what you should check.
As far as Lee dies go from my experience over the past 41 years of hand loading there is not much difference between any of the dies. I have used about all makes. Yes some have different features and some look better and cost more but a lot of what I hear people say is about like "my Ford is better than you Chevy" kind of stuff. You can get a lemon with any of them. I have had more problem with RCBS than any make. In my experience I can load ammo using Lee dies that is just as accurate as people using other brands and I have proved it on the line in matches. If you do find that your Lee sizing die might be too tight contact Lee and they will replace it.
The Speck is .441 at the web. I measured a factory Hornady 123 SST round and it is .437 at the web. I measured a case that I have FL sized in my Lee die and it is .440 I measured a case fired in my Oden Works barrel and it is .441 and I measured a case that was fired in my Bear Creek Arsenal barrel and it is .4405 . This will give you a good idea of what you should check.
As far as Lee dies go from my experience over the past 41 years of hand loading there is not much difference between any of the dies. I have used about all makes. Yes some have different features and some look better and cost more but a lot of what I hear people say is about like "my Ford is better than you Chevy" kind of stuff. You can get a lemon with any of them. I have had more problem with RCBS than any make. In my experience I can load ammo using Lee dies that is just as accurate as people using other brands and I have proved it on the line in matches. If you do find that your Lee sizing die might be too tight contact Lee and they will replace it.