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3/19/2011 11:06:46 AM EDT
Guys,

I was resizing some 7.62x54r brass today and noticed there are several small dents in the shoulder of 6 of the 9 rounds I sized. They are not that major but enough to make me wonder. Are they OK to load and shoot?

If they are OK, what could be the reason the brass is getting dented?

I am using all LEE equipment with Privi brass. Brass is 2x fire.
3/19/2011 11:13:00 AM EDT
[#1]
Nine times out of nine, dents in the shoulder are caused by lube getting on the shoulder.  Clean the die real good, keep the lube off the shoulder and they should not return.  Shooting them is not a problem, they will be just fine.
3/19/2011 11:43:29 AM EDT
[#2]
Too much lube/lube on shoulder.  Brass is fine to shoot with dent.  You will eventually get the "feel" for correct lube amounts, we all started using way too much at first.  
3/19/2011 12:24:34 PM EDT
[#3]
Thats kinda what I thought. I went ahead and loaded the rounds. I don't lube the shoulder but I did put more than normal on the neck so maybe thats where the shoulder's lube came from.

Thanks guys.
3/19/2011 9:03:18 PM EDT
[#4]
Do not lube the outside of the neck, unless you want lube dents. Lube the case body.

A small amount of lube applied with a brush is desirable on the inside of the neck.

Helps when the sizing ball is being pulled through the neck during sizing.
3/20/2011 10:37:17 AM EDT
[#5]
I was starting to process a bunch of Korean 30-06. I did not use any lube on the outside neck, only the body and the inside neck, and on the tenth shell it got stuck. The ones before it were very difficult to resize whereas earlier ones, when I was lubing the outside neck, were fairly easy.

Craig
3/21/2011 8:44:28 PM EDT
[#6]


Checkout the 2nd black and white photo................

http://stevespages.com/diagnosingproblems.html

Aloha, Mark
3/22/2011 11:14:47 AM EDT
[#7]
get your self a Lyman neck lubricator kit from Midwayusa. Product #256493.  When I resize i lightly roll 6 or 7 cases across lube pad then dip case neck (about every 3rd one) in the mica powder that comes with kit...Use the brushes supplied with a cordless drill on inside of necks before you even start though, it does make a difference. The process works for me atleast, i used to put a little case lube inside and around rim of neck, now just a quick dunk in powder
3/22/2011 11:45:44 AM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:


Checkout the 2nd black and white photo................

http://stevespages.com/diagnosingproblems.html

Aloha, Mark


That's a great link, thanks for that Mark.
3/22/2011 4:33:56 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
Quoted:


Checkout the 2nd black and white photo................

http://stevespages.com/diagnosingproblems.html

Aloha, Mark


That's a great link, thanks for that Mark.


Great website, explains a lot of little tricks to the trade that I am still new at.

Thanks,
Craig
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