Redding die failure

kickinback · Post by **kickinback** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:01 pm

Bought all of my SAUM dies from BRT last December. Found a gun in the configuration I wanted a few weeks ago and shot it for the first time today. Ran 10 cases through the die and noticed it was leaving score lines down the brass. Was pissy because it was brand spankin new brass and I was using quality lube.

Anywho I checked the die and it’s cracked at the base. Waiting for BRT to get back to me to find out how it’s going to be sorted.

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Post by **MISSED** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:03 pm

Now that would shit you off

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:16 pm

Nasty, if BRT don't do the right thing by you, I am pretty sure that Redding would like to know and would also replace the die for you.

macca · Post by **macca** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:18 pm

Definitely wouldn't be happy with that.
Good luck sorting it out.

Rabbitz · Post by **Rabbitz** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:26 pm

As that dog on the toyota ad said; "Bugger".

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:28 pm

Even the real good brands can have a whoopsie. It’s how they handle
It afterwards

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johno1 · Post by **johno1** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:15 pm

I had that happen years ago on an RCBS die I contacted them they asked for a photo which I sent, got up next morning for an email saying replacement on the way. I very much doubt Redding would be any different yank companies tend to stand by their product in my experience

Johno

Gnome · Post by **Gnome** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:15 pm

You have very hairy fingers !!

LoneRider · Post by **LoneRider** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:44 am

Gnome wrote:You have very hairy fingers !!

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kickinback · Post by **kickinback** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:48 pm

Very pleased to hear back from BRT and will be sending it back to them.

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johno1 · Post by **johno1** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:45 pm

Good result Glen

Johno

Ned Kelly · Post by **Ned Kelly** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:10 pm

G'day All,
I had a 6x47lap chamber cut 16 thou too long by a gunsmith and needed a +15competition shellholder to bump the shoulder. A quick email to Redding and they replied to say it was sent out (I added my contact details to the email) no charge so always a big shout out to Redding from this end.
Kicken I'd still contact Redding with all the details as they will work with BRT to sort it.
Cheerio Ned

WARDY91 · Post by **WARDY91** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:02 am

I have a saum body die that did the exact same thing but 3 cracks.

Tony Z · Post by **Tony Z** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:07 pm

Redding dies are made far too hard causing them to become brittle under duress. One cure is to heat them to a dull red using a carburising flame or in a black iron container to prevent scaling and then dropped into a lime bucket overnight. A good wire brush and internal polish and they're good to go. Drawing them back like this brings back some elasticity where in my experience i have yet to see one crack.

The other cure is to machine the die and sleeve it for larger threads used on some presses. An already cracked die can usually be salvaged by this method.
The bigger the cartridge body, the more likely this will occur with the cracks not becoming visible until they get larger or they fill with residue causing them to stay open. Exchanging dies does not fix this problem in my experience.

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