MOOSE EARS wrote:Sure, the resizer die undersizes the entire case down to the head and then the bullet is seated and expands the case where the bullet is inserted. The bullet is supposed to be centered in the case with an equal amount of taper all the way around. You can easily see the off center position of the bullet with the Lee dies. This was on straight wall pistol cases both times it was happening. Some rounds would not fully chamber without pushing them into the cylinder. I've loaded for over 35 yrs and successfully work up loads for nearly 20 different rounds. The replacement dies for the 44mag/44spcl worked better but I just shelved them and the 500S&W dies and moved on to better quality dies. Hornady has the best dies for the money.
I loaded up 20 rounds with the Lee dies and you are indeed !00% accurate in your assessment as far as the case being expanded strangely. I didn't have any chambering issues or accuracy issues to speak of. I did take your advice and bought a Hornady full length resizing die. It works perfect!! Guess which die sets I'll be purchasing from now on...