Bullets stuck in a Lyman 450 what am I doing wrong?
I have an old Lyman 450 Luber-Sizer. It came with a ton of H&I Dies. All the dies have been cleaned and polished. The 450 has had all the old lube melted out of it. All the O rings have been replaced and Lithi-Bee lube mixed at 50/50 ratio is being used. 500 bullets have been lubed after everything has been done so far.
Problem: Some of the dies will allow the bullet to go in but will not allow it to come out with out the force of a hammer.
Bullets are cast from wheel weights and are running between 21 - 26 hardness using the Lee hardness tester. The molds are dropping the bullets .005 over. I can take bullets of the same size from the same batch of lead that will not easily come out of a .358 die and run them in a .357 die with no problem.
Are my dies shot? Am I doing something wrong? What can I have my Machinist do to fix this issue?
Thanks
Damifinow Fish