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those dented necks are almost defiantly a sure tell sign of to much lube used durring the resizing.
you dont need much lube at all. you want to fell that ram somewhere inbeween getting stuck and like butter. (getting stuck ull start ripping your brass apart) (like butter is on the verge of to much lube)
another telling sign that your using to much lube is when you look at a case after getting resized, and you see some of the lube in a ring neer the case head.
be sure to clean your dies before and after use if your noticing dented necks.
as for the scratches, i duno, unless your die is dirty, or you scratched it somehow with dirty brass, never seen that. i have heard that if you use (really dirty brass, undleaned it can scratch your die, and then scratch every case you resize with it)
i found that with the rcbs case lube , dont lube every round, say every 3rd or so, let the ram tell you when to lube.
i agree with scrappydoo. one of those little bottles of rcbs should do over 1000 rounds easy.
to apply it.... this is what i do.... get my case lube pad.. drop about 2 drops (small drops, about the size of 2 drops of water from an eyedropper) of the stuff one 1/4 way up one 3/4 of the way down, then use my finger and rub it into the pad all over, that should be enough lube on the pad to resize 100 cases easy.
dont mix lubes, no scientific data on this, just seems like a bad idea.
the hornady one shot stuff, worked good for me once. but i find that the rcbs lube is easier to use for me. you just gota wipe it off after your done. but the only stuck case ive had has been with the one shot stuff. applied almsot as directed, the can says to wait a few min, i waited like 15.
and as far as your headspace issue with the lee dies, if ya overcranked, or set the die just a hair deeper i think that woulda solved your problem, i was on the verge of ordering me a set of small base dies, before i realized that if i raised the ram, screwed in the die all the way, lowered the ram, then screwed in the die like another 1/8-1/4 turn , set the lock ring, and then, SUCCESS, got that headspace down to where it needed to be.
you dont need much lube at all. you want to fell that ram somewhere inbeween getting stuck and like butter. (getting stuck ull start ripping your brass apart) (like butter is on the verge of to much lube)
another telling sign that your using to much lube is when you look at a case after getting resized, and you see some of the lube in a ring neer the case head.
be sure to clean your dies before and after use if your noticing dented necks.
as for the scratches, i duno, unless your die is dirty, or you scratched it somehow with dirty brass, never seen that. i have heard that if you use (really dirty brass, undleaned it can scratch your die, and then scratch every case you resize with it)
i found that with the rcbs case lube , dont lube every round, say every 3rd or so, let the ram tell you when to lube.
i agree with scrappydoo. one of those little bottles of rcbs should do over 1000 rounds easy.
to apply it.... this is what i do.... get my case lube pad.. drop about 2 drops (small drops, about the size of 2 drops of water from an eyedropper) of the stuff one 1/4 way up one 3/4 of the way down, then use my finger and rub it into the pad all over, that should be enough lube on the pad to resize 100 cases easy.
dont mix lubes, no scientific data on this, just seems like a bad idea.
the hornady one shot stuff, worked good for me once. but i find that the rcbs lube is easier to use for me. you just gota wipe it off after your done. but the only stuck case ive had has been with the one shot stuff. applied almsot as directed, the can says to wait a few min, i waited like 15.
and as far as your headspace issue with the lee dies, if ya overcranked, or set the die just a hair deeper i think that woulda solved your problem, i was on the verge of ordering me a set of small base dies, before i realized that if i raised the ram, screwed in the die all the way, lowered the ram, then screwed in the die like another 1/8-1/4 turn , set the lock ring, and then, SUCCESS, got that headspace down to where it needed to be.