Redding die problem

[Tx270WT]

Has anyone had an issue with their Redding competition seating die sleeve? I got a new one for my 300 weatherby and after the initial cleaning the sleeve feels very rough inside the die and does not articulate up and down smoothly. I’ve stripped it down cleaned it and inspected it but haven’t been able to locate any rough areas. It doesn’t feel like it will seat a bullet consistently which is my concern. I haven’t tried it yet out of concern for any potential to cause damage to the die also
I have a few of the same die type in different calibers and they have all been very smooth. I tried emailing Redding but they haven’t bothered responding to my question.

 

[Backcast88]

My 6.5 PRC competition seating die was a little rough when I first got it. Not as bad as you are describing, but not silky smooth either. I put a few drops of gun oil on the sleeve and spread it around and it's been problem free and smooth as can be for close to 1000 rds at this point.

The sleeve is a tight fit inside the die body, so a little lubrication might be needed.

 

[Tx270WT]

I tired that too, and it was still way more rough than my other dies