resisizing 223
- Thread starter grizzly416
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Make sure the case are clean - tumbled. Put the case on a pan and spray lightly. Rock the pan back and forth a few time. You do not need to cover the case from base to neck like paint. Just a quick spray over. Let sit 2-3 minutes for the lube to migrate on the case. Put some lube in a small cap and use a Q tip to put some lube inside the neck. Just go easy on that lube 
have you tried a different type of casing lubricant? RCBS has a lubricant and a rolling pad, there is also a wax based lubicant but i am unsure of the brands, a little experimentation may solve your troubles, i have not personally tried any different types, but the rolling pad and oil has been working for me, as long as you lubricate the mouth of the cartidge and lightly on the shoulder I havent had any issues other than the learning curve...
marlin1895gs
CGN Regular
- Location
- Medicine Hat / Southern Manitoba
i just use the lid for the rolling pad, put a few dabs of regular gooey case lube in there and roll a handful of cases a couple times.. like he said if you covered every case half way, you'd have no trouble as you can even run a dry one up in there afterwords and it'll still have enough lube left in the die for it.. thats my findings anyway, never had any problems with dented .223 cases and my rcbs die, nor on my lee die. just got tight when i ran 2 or 3 dry ones in a row..
i was always told shoulder dents are from too much lube, and that they would shoot out fine, is this true?
btw, i use the rcbs pad and lube, i was recommended the imperial sizing wax, but i don't like it, so i stick with my rcbs case lube.
also, are you running a lubed brush up the neck?
btw, i use the rcbs pad and lube, i was recommended the imperial sizing wax, but i don't like it, so i stick with my rcbs case lube.
also, are you running a lubed brush up the neck?
Where are the dents located? Not all dents are lube related, although most are. I just got a set of .338/300 Ultra (.338 Edge) dies back today from the Redding tech center that needed the shoulder opened up .002". They caused a small buckling just below the shoulder on most cases no matter what I did with lube. It took a little head scratching to figure that one out.
They threw a free can of Imperial Sizing Die wax in the box, but that's all I use anymore anyway.
They threw a free can of Imperial Sizing Die wax in the box, but that's all I use anymore anyway.
mike shickele
Regular
The dents are not great, but they are better than the alternative. If you don't have enough lube it can result in either a stuck case, or a case that is, in fact, stretched by extracting the case from the die.
I have always used the RCBS lube, and I find that if I coat the bottom of the tray with lube, then put the pad in allowing it to soak over night; by the next day, I can flip the pad over and roll cases on it, giving my the right amount of lube.
In saying that, it is more difficult to lube, size, or do any other reloading process on a 223, vs. say a 30-06. Because the case is smaller, ammounts and measurements become more critical.
Mike
I have always used the RCBS lube, and I find that if I coat the bottom of the tray with lube, then put the pad in allowing it to soak over night; by the next day, I can flip the pad over and roll cases on it, giving my the right amount of lube.
In saying that, it is more difficult to lube, size, or do any other reloading process on a 223, vs. say a 30-06. Because the case is smaller, ammounts and measurements become more critical.
Mike
mike shickele
Regular
The dents are not great, but they are better than the alternative. If you don't have enough lube it can result in either a stuck case, or a case that is, in fact, stretched by extracting the case from the die.
I have always used the RCBS lube, and I find that if I coat the bottom of the tray with lube, then put the pad in allowing it to soak over night; by the next day, I can flip the pad over and roll cases on it, giving my the right amount of lube.
In saying that, it is more difficult to lube, size, or do any other reloading process on a 223, vs. say a 30-06. Because the case is smaller, ammounts and measurements become more critical.
Mike
I have always used the RCBS lube, and I find that if I coat the bottom of the tray with lube, then put the pad in allowing it to soak over night; by the next day, I can flip the pad over and roll cases on it, giving my the right amount of lube.
In saying that, it is more difficult to lube, size, or do any other reloading process on a 223, vs. say a 30-06. Because the case is smaller, ammounts and measurements become more critical.
Mike
Less lube and leave it sit longer before running them through the die - I used to spray the Dillion lube on just before running them through and came up with a lot of dents ... now I spray and shake a few times before I start loading primer trays, etc. to make sure all of the alcohol has had time to flash off and the lube has evenly distributed.
Shoulder dents are not too critical for plinkin', but you're changing case capacity and overworking your brass (cutting into the total life of the brass if you dent every use).
Shoulder dents are not too critical for plinkin', but you're changing case capacity and overworking your brass (cutting into the total life of the brass if you dent every use).
- Location
- Central Alberta
Possibly try the Imperial sizing Die Wax--Wicked Stuff.Less mess, cleans off the brass easier than all the others I've tried, and less trouble with oil dents.Since I switched I have not had a stuck case.Reall helps the amount of resistance when the expander passes ot of the neck on the downstroke, which arguably may help reduce case stretch.
