how about super glue on the end of a rod that fits the hole in the die put it in let it cure them remove??
how about super glue on the end of a rod that fits the hole in the die put it in let it cure them remove??
I never drill them out. I drill until the lead starts to spin and then pull out the remainder that is stuck on the end of the drill. Has worked for me hundreds of times, as I use the same die for many different bullets. I am not going to buy a die for every different lube groove, that is just silly.
+1 on the dental pick(s). You can remove a lot of the material from the outside and then push it out from the inside.
Original Star dies are very hard, like a wood peckers lips. I wonder if anyone ever wore one out.
If you melt it out by dipping it in melted lead for a few minutes, there is no way you will heat it up enough to ruin the temper.
Consider separate top punch with set screw nuts for different boollits out of same dies , when talking with Chris .
I asked my dentist if he had any old worn out dental picks. He said no, but he gave me a brand new one to have.
That was very generous of him.
I guess that there is some benefit to having the same dentist of 40 years.
Collector and shooter of guns and other items that require a tax stamp, Lead and brass scrounger. Never too much brass, lead or components in inventory! Always looking to win beauty contests with my reloads.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |