Dents in Brass — Lube Issue?

[Brad Johnson]

My buddy is having trouble with his brass . Can anyone tell me what is causing this?

 

[HandgunHTR]

Too much lube.

 

[Handi204]

Yep took me a while to get the right amount of lube, as the Brill Cream commercial said a little dab will do.

 

[sneakboxer]

Too much lube. This fluid gets trapped in the die and since it is not compressible it dents the case. Have your buddy cut back on the lube some and maybe clean out his die.

 

[SKWERLZ]

My buddy is having trouble with his brass . Can anyone tell me what is causing this?

He just needs to lube the body

 

[SKWERLZ]

Yep took me a while to get the right amount of lube, as the Brill Cream commercial said a little dab will do.

I think most everyone has made that mistake.

 

[243winxb]

Some brands of fl die have a vent hole in the die body. Needs to be open.

If lube, apply lube with a pad. No spray lubes.

 

[Ranger188]

Have him clean his die after using it too.

 

[ArtinNC]

Lube , just enough that you think you have some on your finger, is all most to much .

 

[tmwinds]

What everyone said and the brass will be fine after it’s fired.

 

[jds holler]

That's the mark of a rank amateur -- and I still do it every now and then. jd

 

[snert]

Take the die apart and hose it out with carb cleaner or some bore cleaner. Dry it and all the parts. Using a LITTLE lube on the case, start it in (think honeymoon). When it stalls even a little, pull out and add a teensy bit more lube, try again. Repeat as necessary. Eventually it will work and the die will be seasoned for the next go around. Keep the lube off the neck and shoulder. Only lube inside the neck

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

NO LUBE on shoulders, ever. Keep die clean.

 

[DocBII]

Good day,

I've seen it happen when the locking ring blocked the vent hole in the side of an RCBS die. Definitely didn't have too much lube and took a while to figure out.

HTH,
DocBII

 

[jackieschmidt]

Imperial Sizing Wax pretty much eliminates this problem.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. That was his problem

 

[KMW 1954]

Imperial Sizing Wax pretty much eliminates this problem.

Been doing it that way since I started with bottlenecks 5 years ago.
Touch the index finger to the wax, rub into thumb, rub Entire case between thumb and index finger. Never a dent and never a stuck case.

During the winter I am loading 40 rounds of 223 every week for a league I shoot. Not going to change now!

 

[Brad Johnson]

He had his son helping him and he seen that he was using way too much wax .

 

[Will Henry]

I had a heck of a time with some brass when forming brass for my 256 Newton. Air was getting trapped in the space ahead of the shoulder and buckling the case. I found, if I sized it fast, it seemed like I could get sized and out before the case collapsed. I ended up drilling a vent hole in the die and that fixed it.
The picture in the OP is from lube though. WH