new 38 spl cases
Quote from Reloader on June 17, 2013, 5:57 pmI was loading some new 38 special starline brass and the case flare seemed to be rough or sticky is there something I should clean or lube. I have heard once fired brass is easier since is has carbon inside the case.
I lubed the out side and it helped a little but the station 2 was still rough the power seemed to hang up a little .Im using AA#5 since that is all I could find for power usually I use titegroup, unique , or bullseye.
the press is fairly new I have loaded several thousand rounds in 38 ,9mm,with no trouble
thanks
I was loading some new 38 special starline brass and the case flare seemed to be rough or sticky is there something I should clean or lube. I have heard once fired brass is easier since is has carbon inside the case.
I lubed the out side and it helped a little but the station 2 was still rough the power seemed to hang up a little .Im using AA#5 since that is all I could find for power usually I use titegroup, unique , or bullseye.
the press is fairly new I have loaded several thousand rounds in 38 ,9mm,with no trouble
thanks
Quote from Reloader on June 17, 2013, 11:48 pmThis is the response by dillon in the XL650 forum for a similar issue.
New brass, and brass cleaned ultrasonically will tend to stick to the end of the powder funnel. The carbon inside a fired case acts as a dry lubricant to prevent the case from sticking on the expander. With new brass, use steel wool or a scotchbrite pad to wipe off the end of the expander every 25-35 cycles to prevent galled brass from building up on the funnel.
Dry tumbling using corncob or walnut media will not remove this carbon coating, unlike wet ultrasonic cleaning does.
With new brass we recommend tumbling for a few minutes to remove the small brass flakes that are left during the impact extrusion process.
This is the response by dillon in the XL650 forum for a similar issue.
New brass, and brass cleaned ultrasonically will tend to stick to the end of the powder funnel. The carbon inside a fired case acts as a dry lubricant to prevent the case from sticking on the expander. With new brass, use steel wool or a scotchbrite pad to wipe off the end of the expander every 25-35 cycles to prevent galled brass from building up on the funnel.
Dry tumbling using corncob or walnut media will not remove this carbon coating, unlike wet ultrasonic cleaning does.
With new brass we recommend tumbling for a few minutes to remove the small brass flakes that are left during the impact extrusion process.