Sizing 9mm with Redding Titanium Dies

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Craig J

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I have cleaned a bunch of 9mm and started to size them with my Redding Titanium dies but I have noticing this angled line on one side of the case on almost every one that I do, is this normal for these dies? Not sure how to post the pic.
 
If it is angled then something is rotating; if it wasn't rotating it would be a straight. Highly unlikely that the case or shellholder is rotating when under tension but I guess anything is possible, and a die rotating is pretty much impossible isn't it? Really, think about it. What does the brass look like going in?
 
Looks good going in, this has got me baffled because a friend is using Lee dies with no issues. I did read an article comparing dies, and Redding seemed to be tighter than the others tested, one of them was a Lee die
 
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Ya that's my thought also, when I look at the die, there is one portion that seems to have more contact than the rest, I have sent pictures to Redding, this set is new and this is the first time I have used them.
 
There's a slightly chance it could be related to how you installed the die in the die plate. I know the Dillon instructions recommend setting die height in the die plate to where you want it, then using the press with a casing at full stroke (full insertion), and while it is fully inserted you tighten the lock nut. (Rather than tightening lock nut with nothing in the die.) Might be worth a try to just re-set the die, or even try it with the lock nut fully backed off so the die floats more.
 
I sent some pics to Redding, they want me to send back to them in New York, probably cheaper to just buy a new set.
 
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