Redding die woes

[Handsome Rob]

Any 280 Ackley shooters here? I'm having no end of trouble with my Redding dies. Both the FL & neck sizing die are extremely 'sticky' The cases run fine up into the die, but are a maddening hell to get out. I've tried several lubes, both spray & paste. I've tried hugely overlubing the inside of the mouth & I've even run some 2000 grit wet & dry over the expander plug. Still bad.
It's almost as though the brass around the neck is too thick. I have no way to neck turn the brass unfortunately.
It's Nosler brass, by the way.
Any suggestions?

[Handsome Rob]

Never mind, problem solved!

[noylj]

And, your solution?

[tercel89]

On 5/16/2016 at 10:38 PM, robtattoo said:

Never mind, problem solved!

What did you do to fix it ? I was having troubles with my .45acp cases a few months ago so I stopped for a while. I haventered started again but I think I had cleaned my dies to clean causing the brass to stick . I'm gonna put some hornady one shot in the die and try that 

[Handsome Rob]

I changed my reloading order.

I've always deprimed/sized then wet tumbled.

I tried tumbling first then sizing.

It seems like the carbon deposits in the case neck are reducing it in size enough that they were sticking to the expander plug on the way out.

I tried the reamer suggested by Chris, but it just polished the carbon deposit.

I also switched to Redding sizing wax.

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[Patton]

I bet a case cleaning brush would solve that.

[tercel89]

I just took my Lee dies apart and put some Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner and Lube on them. Man they run like butter now . Smooth and no sticking. This stuff dries and still lubricates. I will swear by this stuff from now on.

[wolverine]

If you run out of sizing wax. you can substitute it with kiwi mink oil shoe polish

I use to use one shot.,but too expensive on retirement ..............or homebrew

 

 

Edited June 21, 2016 by wolverine