S-Hurt Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I lube, though sparingly use HOS. It makes a difference IMO. I don't bother to tumble it off in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I cracked one and they sent me a new one as well. It happens I guess. Also, run a hundred or so with some lube and tell me it doesn't feel better on the arm and press. I grabbed a few unlubed cases tonight to finish off my primers in the tube and they were easily twice as hard to run through the press. But as always, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! you should lub the cases ,it make the whole press action like silk and on top of that it help the dies lifespan. personaly i use one shot, altough many options available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Hurt Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 I picked up some One Shot and I'll give it a try. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! you should lub the cases ,it make the whole press action like silk and on top of that it help the dies lifespan. personaly i use one shot, altough many options available. +10 not only is it easier on your brass it saves a lot of wear n tear on the press. Carbide is no repacement for lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Bear Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! you should lub the cases ,it make the whole press action like silk and on top of that it help the dies lifespan. personaly i use one shot, altough many options available. +10 not only is it easier on your brass it saves a lot of wear n tear on the press. Carbide is no repacement for lube. go to the health food of vitamin store and but 5oz bottle of liquid lanolin. Mix with a half gallon of isotropic alcohol from the drug store and you have a lifetime supply of case lube for around $10.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Dillon should replace the die if the carbide ring came out. Personally, I always use lube. I like the Dillon lube a little better than One Shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartens Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Dillon will definitely replace the die. I popped the carbide ring out of my SDB 9mm sizer die and they sent one out the next day. That die had about 12000 rounds through it. Since then I use one of those silicone rags and shake the brass around it in a plastic tub. Just a real light coat. Makes a huge difference. My die popped at the worst time, go figure. Needed ammo for a match so I cleaned it up and used some of the Locktite glue that comes with the UniqueTec micrometer... Let it set over night and loaded 500 rounds the next morning. That must be some serious adult glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastmtnbiker33w Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Since then I use one of those silicone rags and shake the brass around it in a plastic tub. Just a real light coat. Makes a huge difference. That's an awesome idea. I've been trying to figure out how to put a bit of lubricant on pistol brass without making a mess. Especially bigger stuff like 45LC or my 454 Cassull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Glad I did a quick search here. I had the carbide ring come out of my Dillon 9 sizer die also. I cleaned it up and seated it back with red stud locker locktite, but if they will replace , I am definitely calling for replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastic Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! you should lub the cases ,it make the whole press action like silk and on top of that it help the dies lifespan. personaly i use one shot, altough many options available. +10 not only is it easier on your brass it saves a lot of wear n tear on the press.Carbide is no repacement for lube. go to the health food of vitamin store and but 5oz bottle of liquid lanolin. Mix with a half gallon of isotropic alcohol from the drug store and you have a lifetime supply of case lube for around $10.00. Great for rifle, not so great for pistol. Note that you will need to tumble the lube off prior to loading as it will contaminate powder and primers. Supposedly OneShot will not contaminate powder or primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I broke my 9mm sizing die. A small ring came out of the bottom and attached itself to a casing. I don't lube ..... should I lube or is a broken sizing die just a fluke? Dillon is sending me a new die ..... great company! you should lub the cases ,it make the whole press action like silk and on top of that it help the dies lifespan. personaly i use one shot, altough many options available. +10 not only is it easier on your brass it saves a lot of wear n tear on the press.Carbide is no repacement for lube. go to the health food of vitamin store and but 5oz bottle of liquid lanolin. Mix with a half gallon of isotropic alcohol from the drug store and you have a lifetime supply of case lube for around $10.00. Great for rifle, not so great for pistol. Note that you will need to tumble the lube off prior to loading as it will contaminate powder and primers. Supposedly OneShot will not contaminate powder or primers. I don't believe the lanolin/alcohol mixture contaminates powder or primers and you can use the lanolin/alcohol mixture for rifle or pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henny Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Every time I fill the primer tube up, I take a qtip that has some Imperial sizing wax on and do a quick swab around the mouth of the sizing die. The last time I got done loading, I thought about trying some Motor Mica. The next time, I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dog Howie Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Mine broke on my Square Deal also but I didn't know that dillion would replace it so I ordered a new one.By the way I lube my cases,of course I have loaded thousands of rounds of 9mm with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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