223 cases still getting stuck

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either lyman spray lube sucks or the small base dies suck i have tryed nato brass, federal and they get stuck 8out of 10 or they get oil dents.i am out of ideas i think i will ditch the small base dies my m14 works with regular 308 dies
so the mini14 should to any ideas boys
 
Try Imperial Sizing Wax. Use it sparingly, a little goes a long way, and the small tin will be enough for thousands of cases. Dab some on your finger and apply it around the case at the shoulder only. On the first case or two, work the ram up and down advancing the case into the die slowly until the inside of the die is coated. Once the die is coated you will be good to go. The ISW wipes off easily with a paper towel. If you have been getting grease dents you need to clean your die before you start and as long as you keep the ISW below the shoulder of the case, you will avoid them. When you clean up your die, make sure the vent hole in the die body is not plugged.
 
Like you I tried the spray, but it sqeeked coming out of the die. So I went back to using a dab of Lee resizing lube into a ziplock bag + a shot of spray and shake the brass around in the bag and then resize. If it looks like you have too much lube, dented shoulders, throw in a 1/8 paper towel sheet shake it around and have at er!
I have reloaded 3000 rifle rounds since Oct using this method.
Every once in a while take a q-tip and run it up in the die to remove old dried lube + polishing media.
:cheers:
 
Lubing Cases...

This isn't a real problem.. If you don't mind taking a suggestion from south of the border, eh?

For lubing brass, I go a non common route..

I have a blue camping frying pan hanging from my reload bench with an old carpet piece under it on the floor. ( the frying pans go for about $7.00 down here)

For lubing cases, I spray Synthetic Amzoil spray lube on the frying pan.. synthetic is much slicker, same as synthetic car oil..
I use to do this with WD 40, but got some Synthetic Spray Lube ( General Purpose stuff)...

I hold up the pan, spray it with the lube, and then hang it on the side of my work bench... all the excess lube, drains down onto the old carpet scrap underneath it on the floor...

So when I am ready to size some brass, I just put them in the frying pan, swish them around some by shaking it like you do cooking... then I put my cases in the cheap loading blocks I use ( ammo plaforms out of pistol cartridge boxes.. 9 mm works for 223, and 45 ACP works for 30/06 sized case heads)...

Once the frying pan is spray lubed, I can lube 300 to 500 pieces of brass before I need to squirt another shot on it, especially with the synthetic spray lube... even synthetic spray gun oil will work.. but not as well as the Amzoil or other general purpose spray lubes...

after I size the cases, then I clean the lube off in the Tumbler using Walnut media...
(oops, forgot to translate this into Canuck...so you boys understand it..)....
eh?
 
figured it out someone said resizing wax and looked arond the bench and found lee resizing lube and read closer and it was wax based gave it a shot and hot dam no oil dents and no stuck cases
 
Hornady lube on an RCBS lube pad - never had a problem. That said, the Imperial Sizing Wax is maybe the best stuff that's ever come down the pipe from all accounts. Don't use it cause I either forget to buy it when I'm there or they don't have it when I remember to look.
 
I use lyman stray lube all the time on 223. winchester, nato, federal it doesn't matter. Just put the shell in a holder to cover the neck. I use an RBCS, with a 223 in every second hole. Spray. lube inside the neck, and go. These are all FL sized.
 
I use spray lube (Lyman) and it works well. First off, I think you need to clean your dies (oil dents indicate too much lube) and ensure that the pinhole drainage hole on the die is clear. Once you have cleaned the die, set up the die in the press but start high with press and test run a single piece of brass - keep turning the die in until it slowly re-sizes the whole case. As soon as you hit the point where it is completely re-sized lock the die down (with set screw). You should be good to go. When you spray your brass with the lube ensure that the brass is evenly coated (I mix the brass as I spray it to make sure there are no dry spots) and everything should work no problemo. If you continue to have problems I would recommend you send the die back to the manufacturer as it sounds like there is a problem (i.e. it needs to be polished or dimensions are a little too small).
 
spray lube sucks!

yes cases get stuck and I think you get a poor full re-size out of it.

and when I did use it I had a few missfires..... oil?primer contact??? dont care it sucks!

RCBS lube and pad work best! no problems
 
I loaded or processed close to 100K using Dillons Carbide dies and a sparing amount of Dillon's spray lube, and never once had a stuck case. Early on, I had a few cases with oil dents, but quickly learned I could skimp on the lube.
 
All I have used is Imperil Sizing Die Wax for many years now, it works great and is easy to clean off after without worrying about oil on the inside of the case or primer pocket. As Boomer said above you use so little that a small tin will last years even if you do a lot of shooting.
 
Imperial Sizing Wax will solve all your problems, and as a gunsmith I know says " you"ll pass that tin down to your kids-kids" he is right cause a litle goes ALONG ways.
 
I use hornady unique case lube, sounds just like your Imperial sizing wax. Tiny little bucket lasts years! I put a bit inside the case mouth to get the expander ball lubed up once in a while. When you're going out on the town you can use it to shine your shoes. I think I have a bucket of shoe polish that is the same stuff, looks, smells and feels like the same stuff any how.
 
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