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That's a good idea. Would you lap just the driving bands, or the whole thing? (I don't know much about this stuff.)

I just bought a Lee 358-125RF mold. I would have preferred an RCBS, Ideal, Lyman, or other cast iron mold, but this is what was available. There were lots of factory 38 Short Colt cartridges with...

Thank you! Interesting article. Near the end there's this:

"It is a makeshift operation and usually, you end up with more damaged and mangled bullets that good ones that you create." :)

I haven't, good idea!

Thanks for all the replies. I think I should probably find a mold.

Is it possible and reasonable to up-size a slightly undersized boolit?

I'd like some .358 95 grain boolits for my 38 Short Colt loads, but I can't find a mold. I have a lot of 95 grain .356...

Wow, I never would have imagined folks would have more than one of these, let alone three, five, nine!

Is the primary reason that it's hard to change lubes, or that it's hard to change and...

Too bad no one has developed something like a "turret luber," where you could select a different lube by turning a dial or moving a lever.

Thanks. I was thinking the same, only because I don't know exactly what lube is in this thing. I confess I'm surprised at how man have more than one luber/sizer.

Found another:

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Just did a search:

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If I don't specify "titles only" I get 1411 hits.

So, what do you recommend? Did anyone do this search? Maybe my search mojo isn't strong enough.

Yea, you were, I guess. It just came across the wrong way, to me, anyway. You could post that same reply to almost any new post in the forum, and probably be right. So, why do we need new posts? ...

There's always at least one guy like you on forums, some kind of self-appointed moderator of forum cop.

We're not editing an encyclopedia here, we're just having a chat.

With today's temps I might just put it outside! 93° in Boston right now!

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I will clean out what I have, and start fresh with something good for all the calibers I will be lubing.

I'm sure.

What's a "socketed screwdriver?"

Better than what?

Looks great. I bought the same one, used, haven't set it up yet. What's that stand you have it on?

Here's a similar thread:
top punch replacement

I'm brand new to this hobby of bullet casting, and I confess I'm surprised there isn't a database or chart that not only lists the top punches, but...

So, I have both, the 45-200-SWC, which is very similar to the Lyman #452460, with two lube grooves, and the 45-201-SWC, which is more like the H&G #68, with a single lube groove.

Which is more...

It's a shame that vendors don't describe the contours of these in their catalogs. It turns out it's perhaps the most trivial piece of casting equipment on a lathe, but that's only useful if you have...

Wow, thanks for all the helpful replies! Great community.

I guess my desire to clean my new-used sizer is related to my general obsessive-compulsive nature. I don't know what the lube is, that's...

If you want to change lubes, what's the best way to clean the old lube out of the sizer? I have an RCBS Lube-A-Matic II.

Thanks,

jv

Greetings,

I'm new here and haven't even cast a boolit yet, but I'm collecting equipment and supplies. I bought a Lube-A-Matic II on eBay which I've just received. It has a T-handle with balls...

O.K., here's what I did:
30 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner with 50° C water and one scoop of Alkaline Brewery Cleaner;
rinse, dry in alcohol then cloth;
60 minutes in Evapo-rust;
rinse,...

O.K., I'm all ears. They have a brownish patina to them, and I guess, looking at the cavities, they could use a cleaning. You'd a thunk there'd be a mold cleaning stickie post, along with the two...