Dented case shoulders...safe?

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24 September 2003, 01:52

bowman

Dented case shoulders...safe?

Have a few 22-250 cases with dented case shoulders due to too much lube. Are these safe to shoot despite the dents?

24 September 2003, 02:00

Jay Gorski

Bowman, As long as they fit in your chamber, the dents will pop out when you fire them, how are you lubing your cases? Try Hornadys "One Shot" spray lube, stuff works great, Jay

25 September 2003, 09:07

bowman

Thanks Jay..I am using Lee water soluable lube. Maybe I just used too much. Will try your suggestion.

26 September 2003, 08:49

MADISON

Dented cases, like that, are from excessive lubricant. YES!!! They are safe to use. I use Hornady's "UNIQUE GREASE". It is a wax and you haand lube each case.

26 September 2003, 09:25

Dago Red

Take and spray some solvent up in your dies every once in a while too so that all the built up stuff gets flushed out.

You probaby have the dent just under the shoulder itself right? That is where I normally get them if I get too much lube or too much built up in the die.

In some sessions where I load a whole lot at one time I will periodically spray solvent into the sizing die and then let it evaporate before going on again.

it just blows out again when you shoot it, no problema.

Red

26 September 2003, 10:27

Jay Gorski

Bowman, I used to use the Lee stuff, I too have some brass in my basement that has the shoulder dents, then I tried the Hornady One Shot, and wow is this stuff great, spray a little in the die a minute or two before you start your sizing and spray both sides of the cases,(45 degree angle to get in the mouth), works great, that's all I can say, got to shake it for a minute, though. No biggie, Jay

[ 09-26-2003, 01:28: Message edited by: Jay Gorski ]

26 September 2003, 10:31

Jay Gorski

Another thing I found that can clean your dies out is Hornadys "One Shot" cleaner and dry Lube, works great on the inside of your remington trigger also, Jay

26 September 2003, 12:26

Old & Slow

Unless you split the brass or pushed the shoulder back a good bit; Think of it as partial fireforming. They should shoot fine.

26 September 2003, 14:48

Cal Sibley

I use Q-Tips to lightly lube the inside and outside of the case necks. If you're woried about primer contamination you can use another Q-Tip to wipe the lube back out after resizing although I've never had this problem. You don't want to get lube on a case shoulder anyway, merely around the end of the case neck. It's more important on the inside of the neck since the main reason you're using it there is to help the expander ball clear the die. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

26 September 2003, 15:01

bartsche

So far in my 47 years of reloading I've found rolling the cases over a rag saturated with BARDAHL gives a very thin film that so far hasn't dented any cases or given me a stuck case. My old Hollywood senior seems to work easier with it also. Don't want to over stress that fine old horse.

26 September 2003, 16:24

B17G

quote:
Originally posted by Cal Sibley:
I use Q-Tips to lightly lube the inside and outside of the case necks. If you're woried about primer contamination you can use another Q-Tip to wipe the lube back out after resizing although I've never had this problem. You don't want to get lube on a case shoulder anyway, merely around the end of the case neck. It's more important on the inside of the neck since the main reason you're using it there is to help the expander ball clear the die. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Cal;

Easier, I just screw the expander ball out of my die and put a little gun oil on it, and put it back in the die. It is a lot easier than lubing the inside necks of 50 cases or so.

Does the same job as lubing each case neck.

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