singleshotbuff
03-09-2006, 11:33 AM
Gentlemen,
I am fairly new to casting, been at it off and on for about a year, and I have a couple of questions about lubing and sizing.
I have a Lyman 450 that I started to set up and use, but broke a part and ran into some problems with it. Found another for cheaper than I can repair my old one for, just waiting for it to arrive. I'd like to use it for most of my bullets.
In the mean time, I have a couple of Lee push through sizers and some tumble lube. (I compulsively buy casting related stuff, even if I may not need it) If I tumble lube my bullets and then run them through the sizer, will the extra lube on the bullet noses cause problems? I tried tumble lubed unsized bullets when I first tried casting, and the lube on the noses caused sticking and lube build up in the seater dies. How do you gents work around this? It seems like this extra lube will also attract debris on the loaded rounds.
I also have a few of the old Lee pan lube and size kits (my compulsion again), I lubed a few bullets with one last night and there is still lube on the bullet noses from passing through the cake cutter tool. I anticipate this will cause stinking and build up in the seater as well.
What's the solution, or what am I missing here?
Thanks
SSB
I am fairly new to casting, been at it off and on for about a year, and I have a couple of questions about lubing and sizing.
I have a Lyman 450 that I started to set up and use, but broke a part and ran into some problems with it. Found another for cheaper than I can repair my old one for, just waiting for it to arrive. I'd like to use it for most of my bullets.
In the mean time, I have a couple of Lee push through sizers and some tumble lube. (I compulsively buy casting related stuff, even if I may not need it) If I tumble lube my bullets and then run them through the sizer, will the extra lube on the bullet noses cause problems? I tried tumble lubed unsized bullets when I first tried casting, and the lube on the noses caused sticking and lube build up in the seater dies. How do you gents work around this? It seems like this extra lube will also attract debris on the loaded rounds.
I also have a few of the old Lee pan lube and size kits (my compulsion again), I lubed a few bullets with one last night and there is still lube on the bullet noses from passing through the cake cutter tool. I anticipate this will cause stinking and build up in the seater as well.
What's the solution, or what am I missing here?
Thanks
SSB