RCBS dies?
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Use a nylon brush of the same diameter to brush the inside of the neck. Get a small amount of Imperial Wax on your fingers and wipe the body of the case. Do not get any of the shoulder or neck of the case. Lubricate the inside of the case neck by dipping in Motor Mica. There are also lubricating kits containing a lubricating pad sold by RCBS, Lyman and Redding. STP, available at most car parts suppliers, also works with a lubricating pad. When using the pad kits, clean and lubricate in inside of the neck as described above.
epags
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Questions. One Shot instructions are to ensure the die is clean of all other kinds of lube and then to give the interior of the die a shot. Also, are you spraying all sides, and into the neck of the brass. And allowing to dry for a minute or two before sizing?
Yes on all sides and taking a brush with it into necks. But not spraying into die itself. Never done that with other dies and never had this many stick.
epags
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You are as bad as I was (LOL) until I read the instructions after messing up several cases.
(excerpted from can's instructions);
Directions: SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE
1. Degrease sizing die and thoroughly clean inside of die, removing prior case lubricant.....etc.
2. After initial cleaning, spray a light coat of ONE SHOT inside the die and allow a few seconds to dry.
4. yada yada yada,...Note: When spraying case in a loading block, spray at a 45 degree angle. This allows the spray to enter the case mouth as well as lubricate the entire exterior of the case......etc
My additional (not on the can) advice is to gently wipe the neck of the shell before sizing to remove excess ONE SHOT. I found I was over spraying them and was creating 'dimples' due to the excess lube.
Hope this fixes the problem.
PS: Am stuck at home with nothing to do but read instructions.
I put my cleaned prepped brass in a gallon zip lock plastic bag and spray "One Shot" into the bag, shake them up and ready to go.
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I had this problem this year.
I stuck 3 cases in ten tries... was ready to give up forever.
SHAKE the can really well....30 seconds.
Then SOAK the cases. I go from 8 directions. North, east, south, west. Then i do NE, SE, SW, NW.
also take your die apart and hose it down with carb cleaner. Let dry and then soak it with one shot.
Been perfect ever since.
I think I had an older can and didn't shake the can enough.
I stuck 3 cases in ten tries... was ready to give up forever.
SHAKE the can really well....30 seconds.
Then SOAK the cases. I go from 8 directions. North, east, south, west. Then i do NE, SE, SW, NW.
also take your die apart and hose it down with carb cleaner. Let dry and then soak it with one shot.
Been perfect ever since.
I think I had an older can and didn't shake the can enough.
DUSTY NOGGIN
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imperial all day .. its not the dies its lack of lube .. only need to get imperial on the sides case body..
i see alot of people having all 50 stacked in a loading block and angle spraying downward .. and just think how little ia going on the sides where it needs to be
i see alot of people having all 50 stacked in a loading block and angle spraying downward .. and just think how little ia going on the sides where it needs to be
Lefty7mmstw
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I tried one stuck and Dillon lube... Went back to the old pad and slime after a few close calls. The spray lubes are decent on stuff that really doesn't need much lube, but big cases and reforming will show their weakness in a hurry.
DUSTY NOGGIN
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thats a keeper !!!
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Did you clean the die prior to starting using it? I also polish the expanders in RCBS dies, it makes the transition back through the neck much slicker. You can polish it AND make it the size you want.
I run powdered graphite in my necks with a brush, this helps to eliminate sticky expanders AND bullet weld.
I will give you a tip...throw that one shot can in the garbage.
I use 100% Bees Wax, very lightly rub it on with your fingers.
It cleans off easily with a rag.
Have never had a stuck case using it, it's virtually like Imperial, which also contains bees wax.
Cheers.
I run powdered graphite in my necks with a brush, this helps to eliminate sticky expanders AND bullet weld.
I will give you a tip...throw that one shot can in the garbage.
I use 100% Bees Wax, very lightly rub it on with your fingers.
It cleans off easily with a rag.
Have never had a stuck case using it, it's virtually like Imperial, which also contains bees wax.
Cheers.
yes I cleaned the die. I did not shake the can. nor have I loading any other cases in other dies. But I will give it a try and spray in die, this is my first can of one shot that I've used. Been using Lee's case lube for years which is more like a wax. My BIL quit reloading and gave me 3 cans of one shot so I thought I would try it, I think maybe it was my lack of spraying in die and shaking than the die.
