Full length resizing - it's hard

[Bills Shed]

Good to hear that you got it sorted
Bill

[happyhunter]

Apollo, graphite powder worked like a charm! Thank you for the suggestion.

In hindsight, lots of fail there:

1. was lubing the case, but not the neck - fail
2. did not lube inside of the neck well.
3. flimsy bench - not the most stable bench top, but does the job, though contributed to overall difficulty

Lubbed the outside of the neck and everything started moving along.
Added graphite powder into the equation, applied to the inside of the neck using .22 bore mop and that has improved things a lot more.

Unfortunately, not much can be done about the bench top for now.

I use lee lube which doesn't affect the powder. You shouldn't be lubing the outside of the neck as it can cause distortion, which is pretty standard advice in reloading manuals. Full length resizing shouldn't require that much force or all the elaborate solutions proposed. Use a better/more case lube.

[juststarting]

http://www.redding-reloading.com/tech-l ... ting-cases looking at Redding's post, they seem to suggest the opposite (and some on this thread).

[happyhunter]

http://www.redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/169-lubricating-cases looking at Redding's post, they seem to suggest the opposite (and some on this thread).

The specifically mention dry lube. They also mention this for bottle neck cases like your 308.

4) When the web area has been completely coated, slowly move toward the shoulder or case mouth, applying an even coating of case lubricant along the way. If resizing a bottleneck cartridge case, stop at the shoulder/body junction. If lubricant finds its way to the shoulder, simply wipe it away with a clean finger to avoid dents.

That is because the lube doesn't compress which can result in distortion/crushed shoulder and necks.

If you watch the lee videos they also recommend not lubing above the shoulder, same as the redding post.

[SendIt]

Cases were lubed. I had some lube on cotton bud/ear cleaner/swab to swab the inside of the neck.

A bit late to this now but how were you lubing the outside of the cases?

Seeing the RCBS press I assume you got the kit with the rolling mat?

[juststarting]

Yep you are late. all covered in the thread

[SendIt]

My bad, missed the second page.