wwillson Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I was talking to my cousin tonight about reloading .223 Rem. He said he has a problem with his Dillon resizing die scratching his brass from the shoulder to about half way down the case. There is something visible in the die that won't come out with a brass brush and wasn't there until recently.I'm assuming this die is a carbide die, but I don't know for sure. It sounds like the die got scratch, which in turn is now scratching the brass. Does anyone know how to tell for certain that this die is or isn't carbide?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steves Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I would call Dillion and ask. Does the die say carbide on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Does not say 'carbide' anywhere on the die... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 You should be able to look at the die and tell if there is a carbide insert or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 In order to scratch a case, the metal of the die would have to rise. Grit (sand etc) might raise the edges of a scratch, but the die is hardened. I think what you have is a piece of stuff (?) that got embedded into the die. Try to pick it/knock it off with the edge of an old cleaning rod. Then polish it with some auto paint compound and a tight old brass or copper brush tightly wrapped with a piece of cloth in a hand drill.If the die is carbide, the defect is probably a gall picked up on the carbide from a case that was not lubed properly, and added to by each case after that. Use the same procedure as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie_Lefty Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Send it back. Dillon will repair or replace. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Sending it back to Dillon. They will either fix it or replace - no problem with the no BS warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Did you ever figure out if it was carbide or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Not yet - trying to figure that out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie_Lefty Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Carbide rifle die is really unlikely. Look at a carbide pistol die. It's straight wall, and die only has a small (different looking) carbide insert right at the mouth. A die for tapered wall rifle case would have to be carbide in neck, taper, and base areas, basically all carbide. These can run several hundred dollars, and are usually used only by volume commercial reloaders where removing lube would be unfeasible.For any interested, Dillon case lube is really good and doesn't "poison" powders like conventional petro based lubes do.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Dillon offers carbide rifle dies for less than $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie_Lefty Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Dillon offers carbide rifle dies for less than $150. REALLY! Haven't looked in a while. A set of those in '06 may be second on my "want" list.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Did you ever figure out if it was carbide or not? Just confirmed that they are carbide dies, so it must be galling built up on the die wall.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Did your cousin load a lot of nickle plated brass with that die? I have had some issues in the past with the nickle flaking off inside the die, but it was usually my fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 REALLY! Haven't looked in a while. A set of those in '06 may be second on my "want" list.Bob They only offer ones in .223 & .308. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wayne, You figure out what was really wrong yet? Nosey minds need to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wayne, You figure out what was really wrong yet? Nosey minds need to know? Not positively, but it virtually had to be galling.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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