Reloading with Redding 7mm dies

[slixx1320]

Bought a set a few weeks ago and started sizing/decapping. Every 20-25rds it's leaving pressure pocket dents. Some bigger then others. My other rifle dies, RCBS, Lee's and Hornady doesn't leave dents on the necks. I lube all my rifle brass with either Dillion spray lube or redding imperial size wax.

Have you guys encountered this issue and how did you guys remedy this issue? Went to redding website and they say not to over lube. I'm 99% sure it's not over lubed.

Thanks

[shooterbill]

Too much lube. There should be a vent hole drilled through the side of the die body. Sometimes it gets plugged. I take a paper clip and open the hole.

[Divernhunter]

^ what he said

[ar15barrels]

The only way to get lube dents is to use too much lube.
Some dies have a vent hole and others do not.
Neither style die will dent cases if you are using just enough lube to get the job done.
The vented ones will vent excess lube until the vent hole gets plugged.
Then even the vented ones will dent cases if too much lube is being used.

Moral of the story is to use less lube and clean out your vent hole if its plugged.

[Whiterabbit]

done and done. Most people asking this also ask a followup question and you have not. I'll assume it was unspoken and answer it anyways.

You have dented cases now. They are safe to load and shoot like any other. After firing you will never know they were dented. Ready to reload again.

[slixx1320]

Too much lube. There should be a vent hole drilled through the side of the die body. Sometimes it gets plugged. I take a paper clip and open the hole.

^ what he said

The only way to get lube dents is to use too much lube.
Some dies have a vent hole and others do not.
Neither style die will dent cases if you are using just enough lube to get the job done.
The vented ones will vent excess lube until the vent hole gets plugged.
Then even the vented ones will dent cases if too much lube is being used.

Moral of the story is to use less lube and clean out your vent hole if its plugged.

Redding dies does not have vent holes so there's no unplugging the holes with paperclip. As far as lubing, at first I thought that was the case so I minimized the lube that went onto the brass. Still get dents, but in smaller sizes.

Since i minimized the lubed that went on there and there were smaller dents, maybe I'll try another round with lesser lube and see if that will minimize the dents.

I've loaded 223, 300win and 338win rifle cartridges using Hornady, Lee and RCBS dies with absolutely no issue's. Same amount of lube applied (which in my observation is a very light layer).

You have dented cases now. They are safe to load and shoot like any other. After firing you will never know they were dented. Ready to reload again.

I've thought about that too, so I may go that route.

[gunboat]

clean outn the excess lube that is already in the die --

[slixx1320]

^^ did that, before use, during use and after use.

But I did notice that upon cleaning the dies, there were less/smaller dents. So maybe I might just have to perform the cleaning every 10-20rds.

Thanks for the suggestions guys!!

[Whiterabbit]

are waiting for a few minutes after applying lube to ensure a minimum of volatiles are left on the brass? or are you applying lube then just going for it?

[slixx1320]

for the dillion spray lube, yes.. for the redding imperial size wax lube, no. apply and go straight at it.