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Offline 351 power

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die parts
« on: February 24, 2009, 02:43:44 PM »
the deprimer  came out of the expander rod for my .308 die. can i just call lee precision to order the part?
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Re: die parts
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 02:53:44 PM »
That is who i'd call first. Probably get one under warranty
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Re: die parts
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 03:31:53 PM »
You're saying the little pin at the end of the rod came out of it's hole? They are designed to be two parts so you can replace the little pin when it bends or breaks. Take the rod out of the die body. On Lee's  I think the rod is smooth and held by a collet. Loosen the nut on top and the rod should slip out. When you have the rod out of the die grab it tight with a pair of pliers and loosen the knob at the bottom with another pair. Don't put your pliers on the largest part of the bottom plug, that has to remain smooth. When you have loosened the plug on the bottom a turn or two you can put the decapping pin back in the hole it came out of. Make sure it is in as far as it will go. Then tighten the plug on the rod tight as you can, and put the rod back in the die body and tighten the collet that holds it tight. You will have to adjust the depth of this rod in the die so it will pop the primer out but not touch the bottom of the case.

What did you do with the instructions for the die?


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Re: die parts
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 04:34:41 PM »
If you mean the decap pin is broken off the Lee expander, I'd just get a new "Universal" decapping die and leave the .308 die as it is.   Loading would add an extra step but it would give you more flexability.
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Re: die parts
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 03:20:11 AM »
used dies. but i have other info sheets. i'll give them a look. didn't realize that i could just push the deprimer pin back into the expander. thanks
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