It won't fix everything
I never said it would, I only tried to point out that there were options that might solve this issue.
It won't fix everything
Consider it pointed. Don't keep pointing it out every time I post something contrary.I never said it would, I only tried to point out that there were options that might solve this issue.
Mainly responding to help anyone who may be reading and face a similar issue. Clean brass doesn't shoot better than dirty. But, we clean (even using a rag and getting the major stuff off is better than nothing) so that we don't gunk up our dies (or chamber).
The OP is one of the worst offenders for putting out completely wrong information. So, be warned when reading his posts and attempting to learn.
We do not recommend polishing your brass before resizing it. The oxidation and soot act as a lubricant when sizing which will make it easier for you to resize your cases. Also, clean brass tends to gall or leave deposits behind, which will build up and scratch your cases. While the scratching and scoring doesn't look pretty, it will not effect how your reloads perform at all.
As I said Imperial Sizing Die Wax was the second half of the solution because it will provide enough lubrication to size the brass.
What hasn't been mentioned is the press being used to size the brass. Not all presses have the same leverage. The press could also be part of the problem.
QL says conservatively 70kPSI. OP is retarded.
well well well: https://support.leeprecision.net/en/knowledgebase/article/dirty-brass
my brass is NOT DIRTY, is just not shiny because I dont post pictures of my rounds on instagram...
And you think posting an article from makers of some of the worst loading gear available telling you the soot is lubricant and that scratched brass is fine......is somehow good information?
... polishing and cleaning are two different things. You literally said you don't clean your brass. That link you posted says polishing. Two different things.
I dont clean (and polish) my brass because there is nothing to clean...
my guess is because I removed material with that fine sandpaper from the base of the brass. only on the base is the problem.If that were the case, why do you think your sizing went back to normal after you cleaned/polished your brass?
worst maker? ask people, how to get consistent primer depth with overpriced 1000$ piece of shit CPS and lee 100$ ACP ...
polishing and cleaning are... different things? in tumbler? wet tumbler? ultrasonic? NO!
with those things when you ''clean'' your brass, you are also polishing it!
use wet cloth and you wont polish your brass when you will clean it. I dont clean (and polish) my brass because there is nothing to clean...
you dont know how to use QL, and you dont know my dimensions of loaded round nor long freebore.
So cleaning brass helps to keep your dies clean. And prevents stuck cases.
Regarding your base dimensions, measure the base before and after sizing before we continue this conversation.
tommorow I will sizing brass in other box, but the same LOT of brass and same number of firings. I will see how it goes.
After that, I also have new, 1× fired Lapua brass, and I will see how sizing proces will go with this brass. But I dont expect any problems with new brass.
I cant accuratly measure the base because this is not an easy process. I dont have micrometer for 0.0001' measurement, and also I dont have any tool that I can measure the base at EXACTLY SAME SPOT every time.
measurements with caliper are inaccurate and always at different location. And if I measure the bottom of the brass, this measurement means nothing because this is unsuported and unsized portion of the brass...
The web is .200" up from the base. Where is the spot on the brass where it's getting stuck on the die?ok, I measured accuratly as I could with ordinary caliper, and at 0.380'' height from the bottom of the brass, the difference of diameter between fired and sized brass is 0.0025'' to 0.003''.
ok, I measured accuratly as I could with ordinary caliper, and at 0.380'' height from the bottom of the brass, the difference of diameter between fired and sized brass is 0.0025'' to 0.003''.
Cleaning brass is a myth.That has got to be the most ratchet looking brass I have ever seen- outside of brass that somebody left on the range for several months in the elements. That its sizes well when polished is telling you something. Maybe try cleaning your brass
Where is the spot on the brass where it's getting stuck on the die?
OK, then problem solved. Now clean out the die and and should be gtg.
clean your brass in a vibratory tumbler with dry media and some polish compound in it
That has got to be the most ratchet looking brass I have ever seen
Also, do you own another 223 sizing die?
so 0.003'' diffrence in diameter is normal?
you're a shill for amazonOp must be just fucking with us….
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This, and polishing your die if still serviceable should do it.
This is what happens when your webs get blown out.I see what’s happening now. Your Whidden die is pushing the brass down, forming a belt of sorts towards the bottom of the case.
Just for you Larry Potterfield lovers….you're a shill for amazon