I am slowly accumulating everything I will need to start casting, and recently picked up a Lyman 450 luber/sizer that included a few dies marked .356, .357, & .358. I eventually plan on loading for .357, .41 & .44 Mag, .45 Long Colt, and .480 Ruger, and have molds for the .480, but right now I need to worry about a few hundred cast bullets I already have ready to load.
A couple years back, I traded for several hundred 215gr SWC .410 cal bullets to load in my .41 Mag. I was able to get them fairly cheap, but have noticed that a lot of the lube has started flaking off. I've seen this with some of the other various cast bullets I have, so here are my questions. Can I simply order lube dies of the correct diameter and relube the bullets I have? If that is the case, any other sizer dies that fit the Lyman 450/4500, or will I need to stick to Lyman dies? Any suggestions on a heater for the lube? Finally, would I be better off slugging my cylinders and attempting to resize the bullets to better fit my chambers (meaning, ordering the appropriate sizing dies)? Any other tips or suggestions?
I won't be using any gas checks, as most of my loads will be in the 900-1k fps range. Thanks!