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- Calgary, AB
Do these dies require the case to be lubed?
Redding Type-S Neck Bushing Dies
- Thread starter 444shooter
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It wouldn't hurt to lube the necks before resizing, they are not Carbide like pistol dies they are Titanium Coated Steel.
I used a piece of fine steel wool to clean my necks then had some case lube on a patch that I quickly twisted onto the neck before resizing. I used a dry part of the same patch to clean any excess lube of after sizing yesterday, it took no time at all to do 75 cases.
It wouldn't hurt to lube the necks before resizing, they are not Carbide like pistol dies they are Titanium Coated Steel.
I used a piece of fine steel wool to clean my necks then had some case lube on a patch that I quickly twisted onto the neck before resizing. I used a dry part of the same patch to clean any excess lube of after sizing yesterday, it took no time at all to do 75 cases.
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- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I do not lube when I resize with my bushing dies, but it probably wouldn't hurt to dip the necks in powdered graphite. You might already use it for lubing the inside of case mouths when you resize with an expander ball, if not try it. If you uniform primer pockets, powdered graphite also allows the cutter to work on new brass without chatter.
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Yes, I use powdered graphite at the moment and it is great stuff. Do you prefer the bushing dies over the Lee collet?
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I break out in a rash anytime a Lee product sits on my bench - although I have learned to use Calamine because I like the pistol factory crimp dies.
The only bushing dies I own are my Redding .308 competition set, but yes I like them very much. In theory, I believe the correct answer is to have a custom die made to match the chamber of the rifle, the thickness of the neck plus the diameter of the bullet and allow the shoulder to set back slightly on each resizing.
The only bushing dies I own are my Redding .308 competition set, but yes I like them very much. In theory, I believe the correct answer is to have a custom die made to match the chamber of the rifle, the thickness of the neck plus the diameter of the bullet and allow the shoulder to set back slightly on each resizing.
I use a Lee Collet Die for my .223 but found I had to turn the mandrel down slightly with fine sandpaper as it did not seem to size enough to hold the bullet firmly enough for my liking. I had a couple of bullets just slip right into the case on me rather than the bullet seating in the neck.
