Hi All.
I decided to spring for the 3 die Redding Premium dies for 300 Win Mag. The cases were Federal and had been wet tumbled after decapping. This was the first time I used One Shot lube. I sprayed top and bottom halves of the cartridges using loading block. Let them dry for a little over an hour - 110 outside and hotter in garage so they were dry. The first cartrige was harder than I thought it should be. This was my first time loading for the 300 Win Mag. Second cartridge went in hard and this time pulled the rim off. Took me over an hour and two gallons of sweat to get cart out. Took the die apart and cleaned with lacquer thinner (I cleaned it before I used it as well). Shot some one shot up assembled die and let it dry. Every cart I tried would seize with a half inch of case remaining to size. I wasn't going to go through another stuck cart exercise so I tried the lee dies I got but never tried. The Lee sized every cart without a hitch. I filled out Redding's customer support form but haven't heard anything back. I cycled the Lee sized cartridges through my SSG04 and they were smooth as silk. I bought the Redding after reading post and I wanted the micrometer seating die and the neck sizing die. I'm about to send them back to Midway if I don't hear from Redding soon - there are other brands out there for the money. I have been reloading for 50+ years so not new to reloading. Anyone have any suggestions/reccomendations. This was my first experience with Redding - makes me think all the Redding raves are just hype.
Thanks,
E_T_G
I decided to spring for the 3 die Redding Premium dies for 300 Win Mag. The cases were Federal and had been wet tumbled after decapping. This was the first time I used One Shot lube. I sprayed top and bottom halves of the cartridges using loading block. Let them dry for a little over an hour - 110 outside and hotter in garage so they were dry. The first cartrige was harder than I thought it should be. This was my first time loading for the 300 Win Mag. Second cartridge went in hard and this time pulled the rim off. Took me over an hour and two gallons of sweat to get cart out. Took the die apart and cleaned with lacquer thinner (I cleaned it before I used it as well). Shot some one shot up assembled die and let it dry. Every cart I tried would seize with a half inch of case remaining to size. I wasn't going to go through another stuck cart exercise so I tried the lee dies I got but never tried. The Lee sized every cart without a hitch. I filled out Redding's customer support form but haven't heard anything back. I cycled the Lee sized cartridges through my SSG04 and they were smooth as silk. I bought the Redding after reading post and I wanted the micrometer seating die and the neck sizing die. I'm about to send them back to Midway if I don't hear from Redding soon - there are other brands out there for the money. I have been reloading for 50+ years so not new to reloading. Anyone have any suggestions/reccomendations. This was my first experience with Redding - makes me think all the Redding raves are just hype.
Thanks,
E_T_G