Drilling hole in Redding sizing die

[david g ranes]

Has anyone drilled a vent hole in a Redding sizing for if so what's it take to do it. Thanks. David

 

[milo-2]

May I ask why you feel the need or want to?

 

[david g ranes]

a friend of mine says he can't full length resize without wrinkling the shoulders he swears he doesn't have to much case lube on his brass uses the spray Hornady sells he thinks it is trapped air it is a custom die they built for him I've never seen it just checking for him. David

 

[milo-2]

Ok, wrinkled shoulder that resemble hydraulic dents, or rolling the shoulder?
I am musing here, he could pull the die stem and eliminate air.
I no longer use RCBS dies, but they had the vent hole somewhere on the side, I never could figure out what it accomplished.
You can roll a shoulder in a neck die to the point it will not chamber, a FL will get it to fit in the chamber, but needs to ironed out by firing.

 

[milo-2]

a friend of mine says he can't full length resize without wrinkling the shoulders he swears he doesn't have to much case lube on his brass uses the spray Hornady sells he thinks it is trapped air it is a custom die they built for him I've never seen it just checking for him. David

I hate typing lengthy responses, but the thread pattern for die innards are coarse enough to let air escape as the case enters the die. If he is not over lubing, I would point at the die itself.
He needs to clean the die, and that area of it well. Try again, Every single time I have gotten hydraulic dents, there will have been blackish excess lube built up right at the case-shoulder junction. It is like clockwork, either choose to address it, or wait till dents appear and then clean it.

 

[jjmp]

if he drills it itll Void his warrenty , tell friend to call company , good advice above , lead dat horse to water .

 

[david g ranes]

He said that he can't run the die touching the ram or it does it he backs it off enough to keep it from happening then has issue closing the bolt because shoulder isn't bumped back enough felt it was trapped air I'll have him pull the recapped and try

 

[david g ranes]

The die was custom made by Redding he was hoping to not have the expense of having another one built he contacted forester they said wouldn't do it. David. Thanks for everyone's input

 

[milo-2]

He said that he can't run the die touching the ram or it does it he backs it off enough to keep it from happening then has issue closing the bolt because shoulder isn't bumped back enough felt it was trapped air I'll have him pull the recapped and try

Tell him not to rule the die out, and Redding should rectify if suspect. Good luck.

 

[25WSM]

Definitely sounds like too much lube. Clean the die real good and try putting a very thin layer of lube on with his fingers. Spray lube goes all over the neck and shoulder. As the neck starts to size all the lube gets pushed down to the shoulder and gets trapped there. It has no where to go but in against the brass. If he wants to use the spray just wipe off the neck and shoulder with a towel before he runs it in.
Shep

 

[david g ranes]

Definitely sounds like too much lube. Clean the die real good and try putting a very thin layer of lube on with his fingers. Spray lube goes all over the neck and shoulder. As the neck starts to size all the lube gets pushed down to the shoulder and gets trapped there. It has no where to go but in against the brass. If he wants to use the spray just wipe off the neck and shoulder with a towel before he runs it in.
Shep

I'll tell him. David

 

[25WSM]

Cases need very little lube to work right. I do use a little extra on the first case after a good die cleaning. Look how long the little can of imperial sizing wax last. It's all I use anymore.
Shep

 

[SidecarFlip]

Definitely sounds like too much lube. Clean the die real good and try putting a very thin layer of lube on with his fingers. Spray lube goes all over the neck and shoulder. As the neck starts to size all the lube gets pushed down to the shoulder and gets trapped there. It has no where to go but in against the brass. If he wants to use the spray just wipe off the neck and shoulder with a towel before he runs it in.
Shep

+1 on the wrong kind of case lube application and/or a dirty die.

 

[sturner]

I'm wouldn't drill hole I have 8 sets of Redding dies no problems