Bad Redding die out of the box

[bob4]

I'm hanging my head in shame, just a bit. First thing I did this morning was just try to over lube it with sizing wax. Same problem. Then took a bronze brush to it with Hoppes bench rest again. The first time I just used a patch or 2. Worked 95% better. Still has a bit of a hang to it but with my neanderthal stuck brass removal methods who knows. Got it to bump my shoulders like I wanted.
Now where was that thread someone was asking about mistakes?

 

[bigedp51]

I'm hanging my head in shame, just a bit. First thing I did this morning was just try to over lube it with sizing wax. Same problem. Then took a bronze brush to it with Hoppes bench rest again. The first time I just used a patch or 2. Worked 95% better. Still has a bit of a hang to it but with my neanderthal stuck brass removal methods who knows. Got it to bump my shoulders like I wanted.
Now where was that thread someone was asking about mistakes?

You are not the first person to make this cleaning mistake with new dies and their "new" dry film preservation sprays.

The same applies to using Hornady One Shot case lube, you "MUST" clean the die and remove all the old wet type lubes you have used in the past. If you do not properly clean the die and spray One Shot into the die you get stuck cases.

When in doubt read the instructions!

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

odd, glad I saw this thread... I'm the wet the heck out of the first few and run with it kind of guy. I've been buying rcbs or Hornady dies lately though... I usually do hit the dies with action cleaner or carb cleaner to blow the crap out first though.

 

[Roughwater]

I often use Redding and forester interchangeabley. I feel one is as good as the other. I also use lubewax some but not on everything. If I have cases like the military 308's fired by machine guns I've not had good luck using lubewax on them and a stuck case is often the result. A full lenth die and a neck die are 2 different animals so hard to compare. Using Lubewax sparingingly would definitely cause problems with a case that was fired with a very hot load in my exepeirence. I do use lubewax as it's conveinent and not messy to the point where I feel I have to do more than a quick whipedown of the case but when using if I feel any serius binding when I push down on the press handle I back off immediatly and pull the case back out and relube with something better.

 

[Roughwater]

Opps, I just made a mistake myself as I didn't read through the whole thread and see that the issues was resolved already. Glad you found your problem already.

 

[tbird1964]

If you buy some anhydrous lanolin and some castor oil and mix up a small amount you will never have a stuck case again. I use that when forming wildcat cases and it is much slicker than anything you can buy commercially.

 

[DEW]

Bob thanks for following through on your thread. Glad to see you found your problem.

 

[bob4]

Bob thanks for following through on your thread. Glad to see you found your problem.

Yup, Pilot error. I'll have to say that if I didn't ask here I probably would have sent a perfectly fine die back in. That's why I come here.

 

[Roughwater]

Yup, Pilot error. I'll have to say that if I didn't ask here I probably would have sent a perfectly fine die back in. That's why I come here.

It's a honest man that admits his mistake. It's always the best way to go forward in life. Too bad some I've seen in the news lately can't do the same.

 

[Jared2700]

I like Reddings dies. I have also had them send new die to me because I received two of the same dies in a box no questions ask, except where were the dies were purchased. Reddings did a A+ job and sent me a new one. I think you should contact them. I would also recommend using rcbs or Dillon lube. Hornday one shot is a sure way to never getting a shot because your brass will be stuck in your sizing dies.