Too Much Lube

[Horskinator]

I did the most common rifle reloading error and used too much lube on a case. It put some good size dents in the case body but none in the shoulder or neck. When I say good size I mean not the usual small ones I have seen in the shoulder or neck when I have made this opps in the past. Fortunately it appears to have only been one case. No crease, sharp ridges, or signs of tear in the brass. It chambers and extracts in the Winchester Mod 70 Classic Boss with no issue. I have never had body dents in a case or fire formed brass therefore I am seeking experts advice.

Load info:

.338 Winchester Magnum
200 gr Hornady SST
Winchester 1x Fired brass
61.5gr IMR 4350
Winchester Magnum LRP

Do you think it is okay to shoot this?

 

[AJC1]

You may have decreased the case volume by a little bit. If your not at a max load you should be fine. May cause some weird headspace issue and cause additional stress on the case reducing its life by a few cycles.

 

[edwardware]

Since the dent irons out so easily as pressure rises, I think it makes no difference at all. Maybe you'd be worried if you were on the hairy edge, but not otherwise.

 

[Horskinator]

Thanks everyone. I felt pretty safe as I am at the low end of the charge weight per my Hornady manual and IMR has a starting load of 69.x grains listed. I just like to be sure as these are good dents and the biggest I have ever done since I started out reloading back in the 90's. I just know this is a big round and big pressure spikes can happen.

 

[lightman]

I've shot a lot of cases with lube dents and range brass that had dents from being stepped on or driven over and had no pressure problems. The dents fireform out. I've gotten so that when I'm sizing brass that has been lubed that I keep a rag in my right hand and I wipe off the neck and shoulder when I pick up the case to put in in the shell holder. This reduced the lube dents greatly.

 

[mdi]

. No crease, sharp ridges, or signs of tear in the brass.

You should have no problems with just normal loading and shooting...

 

[Horskinator]

thank you all for the replies. I was planning on shooting them today and my 7mm-08 but it rained all day. I am waiting on my case feeder for the LNL so I can race through reloading some pistol which today would have been perfect to do.

 

[sparkyv]

Shoot it; it'll iron that dent right out.

Since the dent irons out so easily as pressure rises, I think it makes no difference at all. Maybe you'd be worried if you were on the hairy edge, but not otherwise.

 

[buba68]

I did the most common rifle reloading error and used too much lube on a case. It put some good size dents in the case body but none in the shoulder or neck. When I say good size I mean not the usual small ones I have seen in the shoulder or neck when I have made this opps in the past. Fortunately it appears to have only been one case. No crease, sharp ridges, or signs of tear in the brass. It chambers and extracts in the Winchester Mod 70 Classic Boss with no issue. I have never had body dents in a case or fire formed brass therefore I am seeking experts advice.

What kind of lube do you use on your cases? I used to use the cream/lotion type that you had to put on each case and always had some issues with a few lube dents from time to time. After reading about some of the spray on lubes I tried a can of Hornady one shot spray lube. It made a believer out of me. Using it I could lube 60 case in a matter of seconds and no more lube dents anymore. So far I have used the lube on 223 cases and would never go back to the old lube.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

I am waiting on my case feeder for the LNL so I can race through reloading some pistol which today would have been perfect to do.

Don't race through them, just run and same speed you were before and you will get more done. Remember gravity has to have time to do it job.
My case feeder made me feel like I running slower than I did without it, but that's just because I have more time to see what else is going on, instead of using that time setting cases in front of the shuttle.
Use that extra time wisely!

 

[Horskinator]

What kind of lube do you use on your cases? I used to use the cream/lotion type that you had to put on each case and always had some issues with a few lube dents from time to time. After reading about some of the spray on lubes I tried a can of Hornady one shot spray lube. It made a believer out of me. Using it I could lube 60 case in a matter of seconds and no more lube dents anymore. So far I have used the lube on 223 cases and would never go back to the old lube.

Old school RCBS case lube. I have two bottles of it. When I run out I will have to give the One Shot a try.