Lesson learned. Lube Brass no matter what!

[shokatsu]

I got lazy and as I was setting up my Dillon 650 for .223 and when I was checking the sizing die figured," whats one with out lube gonna do? " Well it was ugly! base of brass ripped right out of the shell plate and took some pounding to get the case out of the die followed by a call to RCBS to get a new exp - de-capping unit I will never get lazy again.. Cant believe I did that!

[joelogic]

Lube makes everything better.

[damndave]

Just get a Stuck Case Remover and keep it handy. I know the feeling, but was because of not enough lube, not no lube.

[milotrain]

Dillon's sizing die is brilliant. Never a stuck case you can't easily remove.

[shokatsu]

I have dillon dies for all my pistol, calibers but rifle are rcbs .223 and redding 308 and .06

[bzzz]

Hmm, I should start lubing the 357 and 9mm brass now. I never lubed any brass yet, they seem to work fine in lee carbide dies. I will order some Dillon case lube and check it out.

[evlblkrfl]

I only lube every other case when loading 223.

[C3nt3rMa55]

Hmm, I should start lubing the 357 and 9mm brass now. I never lubed any brass yet, they seem to work fine in lee carbide dies. I will order some Dillon case lube and check it out.

You do not lube brass for carbide dies...

[BenHa]

Hmm, I should start lubing the 357 and 9mm brass now. I never lubed any brass yet, they seem to work fine in lee carbide dies. I will order some Dillon case lube and check it out.

You don't need to lube if you are sizing straight wall brass with carbide dies. But you have to lube bottle neck brass.

[mark501w]

Lube every case, I use Lee lube & a lube pad. Get a stuck case remover you'll need it. If you have a carbide sizer you don't lube.

[GeoffLinder]

You do not lube brass for carbide dies...

You don't need to lube pistol cases with carbide dies, but something like Hornady One-Shot or the Dillon lube will help make the whole operation a lot smoother when running on a progressive.

[Dark Mod]

You don't need to lube pistol cases with carbide dies, but something like Hornady One-Shot or the Dillon lube will help make the whole operation a lot smoother when running on a progressive.

Ill admit to using hornady one shot with carbide dies.

a little unnecessary lube never hurt anything, and the added smoothness is worth it.

[M27]

I lube everything. Straight wall or not. Lube is cheap.

[bender152]

If it's just the rim that tore off, you can buy the parts to make an extractor kit from Home Depot for less than $10.

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ammo-can/139418-broken-case-resizing-die.html#post2285026

Of you can buy the kit (containing the same parts) that RCBS sells for $20.

[Ferrum]

If it's just the rim that tore off, you can buy the parts to make an extractor kit from Home Depot for less than $10.

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ammo-can/139418-broken-case-resizing-die.html#post2285026

Of you can buy the kit (containing the same parts) that RCBS sells for $20.

That's pretty slick...