Dents from too much case lube!

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#1
Just in case this might help out another newbie reloader.

I was full length resizing 7mm-08 brass to make 260 brass with a brand new die. I couldn't figure out why the hell it was denting the cases. I kept thinking it was because I was using 7mm brass reducing in to 6.5mm for the 260. I thought that the brass or my die or something was jacked up. I didn't realize it was just that I had too much lube in the die and the hydrolic pressure of the lube being compressed dented in the case. Easy fix that had me all kinds of confused for about a day.
Just letting the other newbies know about this in case it ever happens to them.

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One other thing, I loaded the rounds and fired them and the dents popped out. They appear to be good as new.
 
#5
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

How much lube is part of the leaning curve. Only way to know where the limits are is to go past them. Next tool you'll need is a stuck case remover!
 
#6
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

I initially used one-shot lube when I started reloading, and had several episodes of stuck cases and became real familiar with the stuck case remover set. ( a nice tip that may be useful is to take your lock ring off and screw the die into the press upside down to do your stuck case removal routine from the top)

I switched to imperial sizing wax and have not had a stuck case OR a lube dent since the switch.

Not to get off topic, but has anyone had lube dents with imperial?

madd0c
 
#8
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: madd0c</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

I switched to imperial sizing wax and have not had a stuck case OR a lube dent since the switch.

Not to get off topic, but has anyone had lube dents with imperial?

madd0c </div></div>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: insert name here</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> imperial wax is a pain to remove</div></div>


Yes, and yes.
 
#9
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

A pain to remove? I wipe it off with a cloth after sizing the case. No real issues with removing it. I have tried tumbling it to remove, and it does shorten media life in the tumbler. coldbore, how were you applying the imperial that you got dents? with your fingers or a pad?

madd0c
 
#11
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

I was saying yes I have had a few cases dent before, only after wax built up.Its not difficult to remove, its just getting it all off that pains me, as if reloading didin't take long enough. I put it on thin enough that I can barely see it, but even so it can build upover time.
 
#12
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

I use case lube when I reload and through the years I have a feel for when I start to get to much lube in my Die, so I will run one maybe two dry shells in my Die just to clean some of the excess out. Some may say thats not smart but it works for me and I have never stuck a Shell yet.
 
#13
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

I have found that if you use a spray lube. I have been using the old RCBS spray lube. Had a few cans and it last a long time so. I spary about 12 cases on my to of my lube pad. Then I run two or three to start off then I run a dry case and then a lubed case and then another dry case back and forth and this seem to help with not getting to much lube in your die at one time. If I run all lubed cases I start to see small dents in the angled past of the case mouth.
 
#14
Re: Dents from too much case lube!

Honestly, each lube you use has a different amount to use and technique needed to make it work right. Imperial is a little too messy for me for FL sizing, unless I'm neck only sizing. I put a little on my fingers and as I grab the case to neck size it. It's also very easy to get dents in the shoulder or case wall from too much lube or build-up when FL sizing. So you have to keep it in check by removing the die often and cleaning it out. The lubed case and non-lubed case works for me, as well.

If I am sizing a lot of cases, I like Frankford arsenal lube. It's cheap and doesn't take a lot of lube to use. It's the slickest case lube I've found. But you have to tumble the lube off. If you only wipe it off, it's still a little greasy feeling, and will build-up gunk in the chamber if fired. Too much of it will also dent some cases. I like this lube for case forming up or down.

The Hornady one shot needs to be called "one big ass shot". It takes a lot of it to work well. It's nice because it wipes off very clean. But if you don't get enough on the case, it's very easy to stick a case in the die. All my stuck cases have been with one shot.

Also, I have 2 sets of walnut media- dirty and clean. The clean media I use for tumbling fired cases and getting them nice and shiney. The dirty media is old, used clean media that I use for tumbling off lube. It works well for this purpose.
 
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