Pop N Fresh Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 to be fair I think I'm the problem not the die, just need a little help. I have lots of 357sig brass so I grabbed a 357sig conversion barrel and decided I would play. I purchased the Dillon 357sig die set for my 650 and during setting everything up within 4 cases the bushing inside the sizer die came out on a sized case and proceeded on it's journey to the second stage. I was using hornady one shot on the cases (not much but enough to slick em up I thought.) Anyway I notified Dillon and of course they said send it back, which I did. Just tried again, this time I ran the brass through a 40 sizer first to size some and decap. My theory was maybe I could better feel what was going on as I sized this time. first case sized great and went right into my case gauge and back out no problem. second case felt a little harder to size but not much and the bushing came out with it. I've loaded tons of 40, 9, 45, and 38 but this is getting a little crazy any help would be..............helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hunter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Did you clean the die and treat it with one-shot before you started sizing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Fresh Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 die was clean both times, first time this happened no lube in the die, this time I had hit a qtip with oneshot and run it around a little. That pic is the first time this happened, this time it looks like the bushing is seperated where the shoulder sizer part starts. I can see a sliver of light/case through the bushing like it was starting to seperate into two pieces which did not happen the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Fresh Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 actually the shoulder part is still in the die in those pics, this time both parts came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 357 SIG requires case lube as much as would a .223 or .308 cartridge. We get more reports of stuck cases with one-shot than with all other brands combined, FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hunter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 FWIW, I have only used Dillion case lube - never had any sizing issues. I did remember that one-shot had some special requirements - that's why I mentioned it. I would suggest that you try the Dillion lube and see if you spend more time loading/shooting and less time sending dies back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 With a bottlenecked case, you will get much better results with Dillon case lube than you will with One Shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I load several different calibers on my 1050, however 357 SIG and .223 are what I load the most. All of my equipment is Dillon (press, dies, etc.). Ever since I started loading on my 1050 (about two years ago), I have used Dillon's case lube exclusively. I'm not saying other lubes don't work, I'm just saying it is all I have used (since I got my 1050 -- I have loaded for years on other machines earlier in my life). I have probably loaded 12k rounds of .223 and about 5k rounds of 357 SIG. Not one issue -- no stuck cases, no pulled dies, etc. I have even stopped loading with a half-full case-feed hopper... to return a week later and resume loading... WITHOUT re-lubing the cases in the hopper. No issues. I can't say if Dillon's case lube is the reason I have had such success at loading... all I know is it is all I have used and have had zero issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Fresh Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 thank you all and I'm glad for a consensus, time to order me some dillon case lube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Fresh Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Better late than never, Dillon case lube was ordered and used. Problem solved. Thank you all for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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