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Wanna give a thumbs up to Redding Reloading Equipment
Posted on 3/11/15 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 3/11/15 at 4:26 pm
I recently traded for a Savage 12 BVSS in 6.5-284 to try my hand at some long range plinking and hunting. I have reloaded thousands of rounds for shotgun and pistol, but never tried rifle stuff til now. Got a set of Redding dies, some once fired brass from Gunbroker, and went to work. As expected I struggled at first then I got my first stuck case. I drilled the primer pocket out, tapped the hole and got the case out, but in the process ruined the decapping rod. I call Redding to see if I could buy a replacement. Tell guy what happened and he says nope, but I'll send you one free of charge first thing in the morning. I tried to get them to let me pay for it since it was entirely my fault, but he wouldn't hear of it.
As a bonus, he asked which lube I was using I told him Hornady One Shot. He says I'll send you some Imperial case lube to try to see if it works better for ya. Again free of charge.
It's great to do business with a company like this, and I just wanted to share my positive experiences with Redding here.
As a bonus, he asked which lube I was using I told him Hornady One Shot. He says I'll send you some Imperial case lube to try to see if it works better for ya. Again free of charge.
It's great to do business with a company like this, and I just wanted to share my positive experiences with Redding here.
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Posted on 3/11/15 at 4:44 pm to Bama Shadow
Glad to hear they took care of you. I use RCBS and they have done similar things for me. Lee is a good company also they just require you send some paper work / mail.
Google case lube,lots of recipes to make your own.
Google case lube,lots of recipes to make your own.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 5:39 pm to Bama Shadow
You'll notice the upper tier reloading companies have sterling customer service. I've snapped a decapping rod and a simple call to RCBS and they sent me about 15 extra. Perfect.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 6:10 pm to Bama Shadow
I like hearing stories like that. Glad you had a good experience.
I like One Shot and even use it with carbide dies. Makes things go smoother.
I would enjoy more reloading threads.
I like One Shot and even use it with carbide dies. Makes things go smoother.
I would enjoy more reloading threads.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:14 pm to Bagger Joe
I'm firmly of the opinion that most reloading lube is extremely overpriced.
I make my own which I found out about somewhere on the net.
I use lanolin melted in isopropyl alcohol, about 10 parts alcohol to one part lanolin. Use the highest proof alcohol you can find, I use the 91% you can get at just about any drugstore.
You have to melt it in a double boiler, but it works flawlessly and is dirt cheap. I can do thousands of cases with one spray bottle of the stuff.
LC
I make my own which I found out about somewhere on the net.
I use lanolin melted in isopropyl alcohol, about 10 parts alcohol to one part lanolin. Use the highest proof alcohol you can find, I use the 91% you can get at just about any drugstore.
You have to melt it in a double boiler, but it works flawlessly and is dirt cheap. I can do thousands of cases with one spray bottle of the stuff.
LC
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:45 pm to LongueCarabine
LC, I've heard of this homebrew. How is it after the alcohol dries off the rounds? Do you need to tumble or wipe the lube off after loading?
Posted on 3/12/15 at 5:06 am to Bagger Joe
Well, it's not any worse than any of the commercial stuff you can buy.
I always wipe my reloads down afterwards, but I always had to do that with RCBS or Hornady lube.
LC
I always wipe my reloads down afterwards, but I always had to do that with RCBS or Hornady lube.
LC
Posted on 3/12/15 at 7:27 am to Bagger Joe
I use this same recipe, works great. I've had the same bottle for a year, just add a little alcohol if it gets sticky.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:41 am to unclejhim
I just stuck a case in a redding body die using one shot for lube. Redding suggested using imperial wax lube. I got some and man that stuff is bad to the bone. Even using the body die you fell almost no resistance.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:31 am to duckaholic25
Maybe Redding and One Shot just don't get along. I just sized about 150 .270 cases in an RCBS die with the One Shot lube and had no problems at all.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 1:11 pm to Bama Shadow
I reload a lot of pistol rounds and have carbide dies and still use the One Shot. I use the "bag" method and it works great. I have used the Dillon spray lube, which is nothing more than a lanolin and alcohol mix, but didn't like the 'sticky' feeling of the bullets after and don't want to wipe down 200-300 bullets after loading. The One Shot leaves the bullets just a little slick but it doesn't bother me. I've read where some who shoot semi-autos actually like the slick coating that the One Shot leaves on the rounds and say that it helps with chambering the rounds, but I have no knowledge of that.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 11:06 pm to Bama Shadow
BS,
Glad to hear that Redding took good care of you. Actually, from my prior experiences w/ Redding they handled just like I would've expected. About 10 yrs ago I was full length resizing some 22-250 Improved brass I had just fire formed. The brass sheared off in the body of the die at what was the juncture of the shoulder/neck of the pre-fireformed brass. Tried everything I could think of but couldn't remove the stuck piece. Redding said to mail it to them and include $5. W/in a week they returned it to me w/o any damage to the die.
My other experience w/ their customer service was just 2 wks ago. I wasn't sure what parts I needed to convert my Redding lathe trimmer to trim his 204 Ruger brass. In an email exchange, the CS rep told me the parts. I sent a message back thanking him and expressing my surprise the parts would cost over $50. He said he'd mail me one of the parts w/o charge (usually would cost $25). I received it in less than a week. They're GOOD folks and make some really nice handloading equipment, especially their bench rest dies.
GOOD stuff! I bought my first small tin many years ago when before Redding bought the product from Imperial. That first tin lasted probably 15-20 years, during which I did lot of handloading.
Keep us up to date w/ the 6.5X284. I'm probably gonna have an XP-100 someday in either 6.5X284 or 284 Win.
Glad to hear that Redding took good care of you. Actually, from my prior experiences w/ Redding they handled just like I would've expected. About 10 yrs ago I was full length resizing some 22-250 Improved brass I had just fire formed. The brass sheared off in the body of the die at what was the juncture of the shoulder/neck of the pre-fireformed brass. Tried everything I could think of but couldn't remove the stuck piece. Redding said to mail it to them and include $5. W/in a week they returned it to me w/o any damage to the die.
My other experience w/ their customer service was just 2 wks ago. I wasn't sure what parts I needed to convert my Redding lathe trimmer to trim his 204 Ruger brass. In an email exchange, the CS rep told me the parts. I sent a message back thanking him and expressing my surprise the parts would cost over $50. He said he'd mail me one of the parts w/o charge (usually would cost $25). I received it in less than a week. They're GOOD folks and make some really nice handloading equipment, especially their bench rest dies.
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Imperial case lube
GOOD stuff! I bought my first small tin many years ago when before Redding bought the product from Imperial. That first tin lasted probably 15-20 years, during which I did lot of handloading.
Keep us up to date w/ the 6.5X284. I'm probably gonna have an XP-100 someday in either 6.5X284 or 284 Win.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 4:04 am to TigerOnThe Hill
Redding is by far the best equipment out there. You get what you pay for.
As for One Shot, and probably all of the case lubes, if you get too much on the case, especially a bottle necked rifle case, you will form a crease in the neck when resizing.
After resizing the cases are tumbled in media to clean
As for One Shot, and probably all of the case lubes, if you get too much on the case, especially a bottle necked rifle case, you will form a crease in the neck when resizing.
After resizing the cases are tumbled in media to clean
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