UpTheIrons wrote:Not all was sunshine and puppies, though. I think I need to adjust the expander die a little bit, because a few of the bullets were hard to seat - the edge of the jacket was getting caught on the rim. The Lee instructions say to screw it in until it touches the shellholder, then back out one full turn. I think I may need to use only a half-turn. Thankfully, though, I only had one of these:
I am kinda new to reloading myself, but I do know what you are describing is supposed to be a starting point, after the initial setting, you should run a case up into it and see if it is adjusted right. if there is not enough bell you need to screw it in a little, try it in 1/4 turn increments and repeat the checking until you have the correct amount of bell. consequently, if there is too much bell then back out the die until you reach the desired amount. you may have to adjust it several times to get it just where you want there is really no magic number to how many turns.