bb4gun Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I took my Dillon 9mm powder funnel and turned it down on a lathe until a resized 9mm case would slide on up to the flair. Solved the problem of sticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBlue Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 bb4gun....Thanks for the tip.....I chucked up the powder funnel from my 650 in one of my lathes and took off a couple thousands so the re-sized case would slide up to the flare and then re-polished it. I loaded a thousand rounds this morning without a single case sticking...it works Awesome now....I had eliminated most of the powder getting all over the shell plate when loading except for when the case would stick...after a thousand rounds this morning, not a speck of powder anywhere....Thanks again...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackpot Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 12/2/2016 at 9:00 PM, Daft said: Have you tried one shot lube on the cases? That is the best way I have found you will need to take a little brake cleaner to your sizing die about every 1000 rounds to avoid a stuck case works perfect. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 10 hours ago, Crackpot said: That is the best way I have found you will need to take a little brake cleaner to your sizing die about every 1000 rounds to avoid a stuck case works perfect. Adrian Usually load 40/50000 between cleaning dies/press. Never seen oneshot (a case lube)cause a stuck case . (With pistol cases).So how could that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I've got an easy 27 step wet tumbling process... ...nah, I'm just joking. I dry tumble for an hour, then load them. So far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnymazz Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I wet clean my cases also in an ultrasonic machine. Use a Lyman M Die and just adjust the powder drop until the bar is fully over. Lube the cases with Honady One shot. I havent used the powder drop to flare my cases in quite some time. I also run a 2 pass loading operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Use some ArmorAll Wash and Wax in place of the Dawn….the wax helps with lube and stops water spot staining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon32382 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 On 12/2/2016 at 9:38 PM, Frank34 said: Changing the time that you clean your brass won't help. The issue is the process, soap and water make the brass too clean. What I have done is to back my powder funnel out a bit and if you get it right you will eliminate a lot of the sticking. If you have a Mr. Bulletfeeder funnel the problem can even be worse. You can try to polish both types of funnels. You can also try the 1050 powder funnel as it bells the case differently. If you take the time to experiment you will probably get the sticking down to a tolerable level. I’m sorry, I know this is an old post. But I got a quick question if that’s cool… I have a XL750, and bought the Double Alpha powder funnel for 9mm. I don’t have the bullet feeder, I just wanted the powder funnel, which I just installed and it works amazing for the flaring part. What’s not so amazing is how bad it sticks to my brass. I polished it today and it helped a tiny bit. I also use Hornady case lube on my brass regardless. Should I back off my powder for a tad? Any ideas? I love this thing like I said, but it’s a series workout with the way this brass is sticking. Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 If you are using new brass, or wet tumbled brass, the lack of carbon on the inside of the cases will allow the cases to build up brass streaks, called galling, on the powder funnel. If wet tumbling, try using a car cleaner with wax in it. New brass needs to have the inner case mouth deburred to reduce this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m700 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Polishing the funnel helps as well. and if you are loading necked cases use a Lanolin based lube. One shot is great on pistol but not as good on rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuPEWMario Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I have an rl1100 and got the shooting sports innovation alpha dropper. Polished reloads and I get sticking, I was told to use case lube and back off the die slowly and while I can alleviate the sticking, I cannot eliminate it all together. I am sure there’s a sweet spot but seems no matter what if you have polished brass you are going to have some level of sticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 4:11 PM, dillon said: If you are using new brass, or wet tumbled brass, the lack of carbon on the inside of the cases will allow the cases to build up brass streaks, called galling, on the powder funnel. If wet tumbling, try using a car cleaner with wax in it. New brass needs to have the inner case mouth deburred to reduce this. I mentioned this a long time ago, maybe they’ll believe you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7VY Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 This is a thread that I started recently about case pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyinverted Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 On 11/9/2019 at 5:53 PM, PEG941 said: I know this is an old topic and maybe you are no longer having the issue. Try using Maguire's wax/wax combo for you soap. That fixed most of the issues for me. 100% truth on the Maquires. That's what I use, and it's been excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Don't wet tumble your brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 3/23/2022 at 9:24 PM, ysrracer said: I've got an easy 27 step wet tumbling process... ...nah, I'm just joking. I dry tumble for an hour, then load them. So far so good. 2 minutes ago, ysrracer said: Don't wet tumble your brass. yeh no kidding,,, basic corn cob media and a shot of additive of choice... WTF is wrong with these people ? Expensive tumblers, steel pins which can ruin dies,, washing drying , oven pan bakeing.. Cleaning , putting dies on lathes ? are you kidding me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, Joe4d said: yeh no kidding,,, basic corn cob media and a shot of additive of choice... WTF is wrong with these people ? Expensive tumblers, steel pins which can ruin dies,, washing drying , oven pan bakeing.. Cleaning , putting dies on lathes ? are you kidding me ? Please don't bring logic and reason into an internet discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfully armed Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Unpopular opinion here, but I am baffled by all the effort people spend to clean 9mm brass. IF I clean it, its just long enough to knock range schmutz off. Maybe 30 minutes per batch. Most times it just goes straight into a bucket and gets a few sprays of One Shot when it hits the feeder hopper. If you haven't tried One Shot loading straight walled pistol cases, youre missing out. A can lasts forever, and greatly reduces effort on ram strokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, willfully armed said: Unpopular opinion here, but I am baffled by all the effort people spend to clean 9mm brass. IF I clean it, its just long enough to knock range schmutz off. Maybe 30 minutes per batch. Most times it just goes straight into a bucket and gets a few sprays of One Shot when it hits the feeder hopper. If you haven't tried One Shot loading straight walled pistol cases, youre missing out. A can lasts forever, and greatly reduces effort on ram strokes. I did disagree. I use an easy 17 step wet tumbling process where I clean, de prime, wet tumble, dry, tumble with pins, dry in a food dehydrator, wet tumble again, clean the primer pockets, ream the flash holes, clean again... Or sometimes I just toss them in my walnut tumbler for any hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfully armed Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, ysrracer said: I did disagree. I use an easy 17 step wet tumbling process where I clean, de prime, wet tumble, dry, tumble with pins, dry in a food dehydrator, wet tumble again, clean the primer pockets, ream the flash holes, clean again... Or sometimes I just toss them in my walnut tumbler for any hour You forgot annealing and checking for runout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 To each their own. I have zero issues wet tumbling and my press runs great. Clean with or without pins depending on the brass, and dry. Pretty easy. I hate dry media on/in my press when I reload ammo that has been dry tumbled. Each method has pros and cons as everything in life does. I also hate breaking pins in my decapper and/or damaging my press, so yes cleaning brass is a thing. I also don't care how others prep their brass. I know my process does not damage my equipment and creates ammo that goes bang every time. That's all that is important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfully armed Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said: I know my process does not damage my equipment and creates ammo that goes bang every time. That's all that is important to me. Samesies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) People are nuts I guess,, I LMAO at all the case prep posts.. Oh FYI,,, dont use walnut media in a tumbler if you are subject to a no notice 6 month deployment.. You wouldnt believe how much walnut dust can spread in a garage when left running for 6 months Edited August 30, 2023 by Joe4d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 58 minutes ago, willfully armed said: You forgot annealing and checking for runout! Great, now it's an easy 19 step wet tumbling process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 9:30 AM, Joe4d said: People are nuts I guess,, I LMAO at all the case prep posts.. Oh FYI,,, dont use walnut media in a tumbler if you are subject to a no notice 6 month deployment.. You wouldnt believe how much walnut dust can spread in a garage when left running for 6 months Yes but we’re your cases clean? I’m surprised that all you had left wasn’t dust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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