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Dented brass safe?
- Thread starter jonnefudge
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condor bravo
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Probably all of us get lube dents from time to time; they iron out upon firing of course. Only necessary to lube the bottom half or so of cases. Wipe off any with a shop rag from the upper portion where it is not needed.
it will straighten out the first time you fire it. it is ok to load
. . ^^ Yep. 'xactly.
Long, fairly straight-walled cases are very easy to get lube dents in. Years ago, I had a real problem sizing .444 Marlin cases without getting dents in them. I found that using Lee sizing lube sparingly (a white paste lube), and letting them dry before attempting to size them was the answer for me. Trapped lube dents always shoot out.
jonnefudge
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Ok thanks for sharing your knowledge!
You are welcome and while not often, I do it from time to time.
So its not an embarrassment. You are working that line between sizing nicely and too little lube and it getting sticky.
The Spray on Hornady is my choice these days, but I find myself having to refresh the rounds from time to time. And I still get too much on once in a while.
So its not an embarrassment. You are working that line between sizing nicely and too little lube and it getting sticky.
The Spray on Hornady is my choice these days, but I find myself having to refresh the rounds from time to time. And I still get too much on once in a while.
If a dent has smooth, rounded corners, it's safe to shoot, as your's is. If the dent has sharp corners and/or creases the integrity/strength of the metal has been weakened at that point. Toss those...
Perfectly stated.