tyeo098
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Back story: Having my new (used) single stage Lee Challenger press and feeling pretty comfortable loading 9mm loads (Ive loaded probably 500 now) I decided it was time to get to my main purpose of buying the press: Loading cheap .223 for trigger-happy family members to shoot.
Thinking the process was the same, and it would be easy enough, I've been saving brass, and ordered some Lee 223 die kits off of amazon. I stopped by the LGS and picked up some 1k SRP and 1lb of Varget. Got home, chucked the sizing die in the press and after the first 2 or 3 rounds, I started getting stuck cases and ripping the rims off my cases! Being a 21-year old with frustration at the die, I was glad the solution was to take a hammer to it to get the stuck case out.
So I figure I need some sort of lube. Stopped by the local Home Depot and picked up some spray-silicon lube. Get back home and fire up the press. Here is how it went:
Use a little: Stuck cases
Use a lot: Stuck cases
SLATHER IT: Cases only stick if I stop moving the ram.
So I think I found the problem, the static friction coefficient of the silicon is waaay higher than its kinetic friction coefficient. That means, if I stop the case from moving in the high pressure die, it'll act like glue as I cant get the case moving again. Only thing is, now there are wrench marks everywhere (this is after about 20 or so suck cases out of 60 I saved...) and I feel as if my dies are getting torn up.
Tried dish soap: Stuck cases.
I'm at a loss here. I cant seem to find Lanolin at the local stores, and I don't want to keep destroying my perfectly good brass.
What do you all use for lube that I can find locally? I'm thinking of trying Mink Oil boot waterproofer. Its a mixture of Mink Oil (good) Lanolin (also good) and Silicon (uh oh..)
Help me...
Thinking the process was the same, and it would be easy enough, I've been saving brass, and ordered some Lee 223 die kits off of amazon. I stopped by the LGS and picked up some 1k SRP and 1lb of Varget. Got home, chucked the sizing die in the press and after the first 2 or 3 rounds, I started getting stuck cases and ripping the rims off my cases! Being a 21-year old with frustration at the die, I was glad the solution was to take a hammer to it to get the stuck case out.
So I figure I need some sort of lube. Stopped by the local Home Depot and picked up some spray-silicon lube. Get back home and fire up the press. Here is how it went:
Use a little: Stuck cases
Use a lot: Stuck cases
SLATHER IT: Cases only stick if I stop moving the ram.
So I think I found the problem, the static friction coefficient of the silicon is waaay higher than its kinetic friction coefficient. That means, if I stop the case from moving in the high pressure die, it'll act like glue as I cant get the case moving again. Only thing is, now there are wrench marks everywhere (this is after about 20 or so suck cases out of 60 I saved...) and I feel as if my dies are getting torn up.
Tried dish soap: Stuck cases.
I'm at a loss here. I cant seem to find Lanolin at the local stores, and I don't want to keep destroying my perfectly good brass.
What do you all use for lube that I can find locally? I'm thinking of trying Mink Oil boot waterproofer. Its a mixture of Mink Oil (good) Lanolin (also good) and Silicon (uh oh..)
Help me...
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