fdshuster said:ken orris: Guess you don't have any "green" Redding dies. An excerpt from their instruction sheet provided with one of my Redding die sets: "Normal reloading operations require the use of the resizing and decapping die first and this die is screwed into the 7/8 x 14 threaded hole of the reloading press to the point where it just contacts the shell holder of the press ram when it is in its uppermost position".
When I was using RCBS dies, ( have not bought them in many years now), they also included much the same instructions with their die sets.
Just one of the problems with this advice is that not all shellholders are created equal (thickness), even by the same manufacturer.
From Redding's Instruction page.
Question: I have my Full Length Resizing Die/Body Die adjusted so that it is touching the Shellholder and I cannot push my shoulder back. Is there something wrong with my Sizing Die?
Answer: Probably not. In most instances, using Cam-Over will allow the reloader to push the shoulder back sufficiently.
To set a Full Length/Body Die up to Cam-Over:
1) Install the appropriate Shellholder into the Ram of your Press.
2) Raise the Ram so that it is in its uppermost position.
3) Screw the Full Length Resizing Die/Body Die down into the press until it firmly contacts the Shellholder.
4) Back the Ram away from the Die.
5) Screw the Die down FURTHER into your press an additional 1/8th to ¼ turn.