Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
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Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
What is your neck od with a bullet loaded and what bushing are you using?
What is your neck od with a bullet loaded and what bushing are you using?
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
You may have scratched the inside of the bushing with a dirty case neck. Doesn't take much. Polish it with some 2000 grit paper on a brush spinning in a drill.
You may have scratched the inside of the bushing with a dirty case neck. Doesn't take much. Polish it with some 2000 grit paper on a brush spinning in a drill.
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
might seem obvious but make sure you slightly back off the top screw on the bushing so it self-aligns like it is designed for. what tension bushing are you using?
if you could show us a picture that would be great.
might seem obvious but make sure you slightly back off the top screw on the bushing so it self-aligns like it is designed for. what tension bushing are you using?
if you could show us a picture that would be great.
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris </div></div>
Its just like a "picket fence" as you say. I'm using the .365 Ti-coated bushing. I think I may have had the die to far down. I had it set so where it just cams over the brass. This was about 3/4s to a full rotation down past where the shell holder touched.
Upon consulting the manual I saw that I'm suppose to have the die just touching the shell holder.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris </div></div>
Its just like a "picket fence" as you say. I'm using the .365 Ti-coated bushing. I think I may have had the die to far down. I had it set so where it just cams over the brass. This was about 3/4s to a full rotation down past where the shell holder touched.
Upon consulting the manual I saw that I'm suppose to have the die just touching the shell holder.
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
Is it coming off in the tumber. I've seen marks like that which would come right off with some tumbling in some walnut media.
Is it coming off in the tumber. I've seen marks like that which would come right off with some tumbling in some walnut media.
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
Are you using SS tumbling media? If so it may be the source of your problem. I had brass build up on my Lyman M die because of the shot peening effect of the SS media on the top surface of the case mouth. No big deal however as chamfering and deburring the mouths before neck sizing was all that was required to solve the problem. Before using SS media I would only chamfer and deburr when trimming now I do it every time.
Are you using SS tumbling media? If so it may be the source of your problem. I had brass build up on my Lyman M die because of the shot peening effect of the SS media on the top surface of the case mouth. No big deal however as chamfering and deburring the mouths before neck sizing was all that was required to solve the problem. Before using SS media I would only chamfer and deburr when trimming now I do it every time.
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris </div></div>
Its just like a "picket fence" as you say. I'm using the .365 Ti-coated bushing. I think I may have had the die to far down. I had it set so where it just cams over the brass. This was about 3/4s to a full rotation down past where the shell holder touched.
Upon consulting the manual I saw that I'm suppose to have the die just touching the shell holder. </div></div>
There might be some galling on the inside, which happens to dies. I have a RCBS FL 223 die that puts faint lines on the necks. Like the other fellow stated, you can use fine grit sandpaper, or you can soak it in the copper solvent and disolve it away.
You can also flip the bushing and see if it's now only etching a smaller percentage of the neck. This would illustrate where the deposits are on the inside of the bushing.
Chris
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Creature</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bushing neck sizing die. It seems to be causing stress on the neck. The caliber is .338LM and the case is Lapua. What am i doing wrong? IIRC I'm using the wider bushing. </div></div>
Funny, buy my first neck die, a Hornady Generic 338 sizer, put the prettiest picket fence all around my brand new and expensive Lapua 338LM brass.
I even sent it back to hornady with a sized and unsized case and they stated that they polished it up, but it still does the same thing and now is a worthless piece of steel.
What size bushing are you using?
Sounds like you've got some excess brass stuck to the bottom edge of the inside of your bushing and it's scratching the necks.
If you have some copper solvent, soak the bushing in it for a day and then gently wire brush/nylon brush the inside and retry the bushing.
If this doesn't work, send the bushing back to Redding for a replacement.
Chris </div></div>
Its just like a "picket fence" as you say. I'm using the .365 Ti-coated bushing. I think I may have had the die to far down. I had it set so where it just cams over the brass. This was about 3/4s to a full rotation down past where the shell holder touched.
Upon consulting the manual I saw that I'm suppose to have the die just touching the shell holder. </div></div>
There might be some galling on the inside, which happens to dies. I have a RCBS FL 223 die that puts faint lines on the necks. Like the other fellow stated, you can use fine grit sandpaper, or you can soak it in the copper solvent and disolve it away.
You can also flip the bushing and see if it's now only etching a smaller percentage of the neck. This would illustrate where the deposits are on the inside of the bushing.
Chris
Re: Vertical streaks on neck after using Redding TypeS
My Forster bushings started doing this. Ended up fixing it with a dremel, a felt polishing cone, and some ultrafine car polish compound. I worked/polushed ONLY the little radius on the lead-in to the bushing.
Good to go.
I'm sure you have the same problem.
My Forster bushings started doing this. Ended up fixing it with a dremel, a felt polishing cone, and some ultrafine car polish compound. I worked/polushed ONLY the little radius on the lead-in to the bushing.
Good to go.
I'm sure you have the same problem.
