After a few years of using an old Lyman 450 the idea of only handling each boolit once is starting to look good. I have been thinking of upgrading to a Star, and finding dies in the sizes I need for $2.50 each at a garage sale kind of helped make the decision. Digging thru the box with the used dies I found punches to match. They are nose punches instead of flat punches and I was wondering if it made any difference on a Star whether the boolits were sized nose first or base first. Maybe the nose punch starts the boolit into the die straighter? Anyone have an opinion on this?
Also, I've been using Orange Magic and have had good luck. Accuracy is as good as I can hold and after 250 rounds the small amount of leading takes about 10 seconds to remove. But, I was wondering if there was any other hard lube anyone had experience with that might be cheaper if bought in quantity. Mainly I'm looking for non toxic & low smoke as much of my shooting is done indoors in the winter.
Thanks.
Pinshooter