Splitting Redding Dies ??

[Kiwi Greg]

I have split three Redding 338 Lapua Magnum dies.

Two normal FL dies & one body die.

The last one split with the FIRST case I tried to size.

It was lubed & require little force & when it was just about to push the primer out it went "Click" & that was that.

I don't know when I split the others which was why I was being careful with this one.

It was sizing Norma brass.

I need to put them through a body die as they are hard to chamber just using my bushing neck die.

The Lapua brass hasn't been a problem & only needs neck sizing.

The Norma load is probably a little strong but the primer pockets are fine ?



Does anybody have any ideas why this has happened ?

 

[kd185]

Re: Splitting Redding Dies ??

the die or the brass split?

 

[Kentucky Jelly]

Re: Splitting Redding Dies ??

Have you been sending the dies back to Redding, or jsut buying new ones? I would be interested to see what Redding said. I have never heard of a die splitting either.

 

[Kiwi Greg]

Re: Splitting Redding Dies ??

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kd185</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the die or the brass split? </div></div>

Die split

Haven't got them here, have sent them back.

The first one was 1" long when I saw a mark on the brass & thought ???
The second & third were about 5/8"