9mm Luger (Parabellum) Lee Loader woes.

[pathdoc]

I've tried the 9mm Lee Loader a couple of times now, and both times I have been defeated by bullet seating issues. To wit, I cannot get the damn things to go in.

The 9mm set has no expander tool, and the advice is to chamfer the case neck with tools that include a pocket knife. I decided to try using a case neck chamfer-deburr tool, but to no avail. All was fine until the bullet seating stage.

Anyone out there got any advice? Or do I just need to be more brutal with the hammer?

 

[Grey_Lion]

use this - it's one size fits all for pistol.
LEE PRECISION 90798, Universal Neck Expanding Die.25 to .45 Caliber
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N8N538?tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

 

[Grey_Lion]

I also use it to seat lead cores in my JHP loads - there's a lot you can do with this one die.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

Lee sells a flaring tool specifically for use with the Lee Loader. It's only 8 bucks.

https://leeprecision.com/custom-flaring-tool-for-lee-loader.html

 

[pathdoc]

Lee sells a flaring tool specifically for use with the Lee Loader. It's only 8 bucks.

https://leeprecision.com/custom-flaring-tool-for-lee-loader.html

Re. the flaring tool, I looked and the website doesn't offer it in 9mm Luger

As far as the die is concerned, are you expecting me to use it freehand? The whole point here is to avoid having to use the press in the first place.

 

[Dufus]

It could be that you have brass that is thicker at the case mouth. In my experiences, some brass is a few thousandths thicker. I have a lot of 9mm brass from maybe 6 different manufacturers. I found that Federal cases are thinner than all the others. I save these for using my oversized cast bullets.

If you have mixed brass, measure the case mouths then sort accordingly. You may have better luck with your Lee Loader. If you don't have a micrometer, a good caliper can see the difference.

 

[BillM]

$8 https://leeprecision.com/custom-flaring-tool-for-lee-loader.html

Same tool for 9mm, 38 special and 357 mag. Looking at the pic, it would work for
anything that uses a .355-.358 bullet. Short Colt, Largo, .380---whatever.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

Re. the flaring tool, I looked and the website doesn't offer it in 9mm Luger

Of course they do. From the page my link sends you to:

Flaring Tools for 9mm Luger, 38 Special and 357 Mag can be purchased using part number RE1597.

 

[pathdoc]

Of course they do. From the page my link sends you to:

From the page my link sends you to:

Odd. That's not what it did the first time. It goes to where you say it does now, but beforehand it did not. Weird. My apologies.