Do you have to size the bullets? or are they fine to tumble lube and shoot?
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I use a home made lube made of Johnsons Paste Wax, the Lee liquid Alox, and a little mineral spirits. I cast, lube once while bullets are warm, and once cured I'll re-warm them and lube a second time. If your bullets are brown you're using too much lube, you should still be able to tell your bullets are lead and not wax.
1823527
after pouring several hundred using the precision mold I found out yoy shouldnt fire lead bullets through a glock. I did buy a lube a sizer and love it for 45 acp.
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It'll hold 'em, but I don't know how tightly. Since the .357 rounds are lighter, it might do just fine! I find that my .30-30 rounds tend to slip a little. Think I'll wash it in hot water and run it through a medium cycle in the dryer. That might just fix the looseness. I'm a dry cleaner, and have been doing laundry professionally for years. I'll post back a comment after I do this, so just let me be the one who screws it up, or not!
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I do not use lube with any pistol brass. Doesn't go in far enough to crush anything. Still need to lube rifle brass, due to the length of the brass in the die and necking. So if it's a carbide die and rifle brass still need lube.
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Humm, well I haven't been reloading in a while now but when I did I tumbled around 100 to 150 .223 Remington each time with the tumbler about half full of Lyman Turbo Tumbler corncob green #7631394 Media. And I let it run 2 to 5 hrs. Brass came out real nice. So whatever that weights it works fine.
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James,It looks like the one I purchased. Mine has a steel sizing die not carbide. I use lube and have had no problems. I have put about 500 rounds together with them with no problem. I have been happy, good tolerance to spec, built like a tank. Hope this helps. Mike
1948830
This lube is specific for the 'springer' style pellet guns, applied inside the air compression chamber. This product will not 'diesel' or combust when the gun is fired. Dieseling is a bad thing in pellet guns.
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These are aluminum so they are much lighter than live ammo. How much lighter depends upon which ammo you compare to. My reloads made with 230 grain copper plated round nose bullets weigh 21 grams / .7oz. The snap caps weigh 8 grams / .25 oz. The problem with these is that my 1911's are chewing up the rims after low use. Once they have been destroyed I'm going to make my own dummy's with real brass and real bullets. They will have no gun powder and I will replace the primer with some hard rubber plugs.
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I have used wd40 ,and a liteweight machine oil and had no problems any lube is better then no lube have always applied wd40 to my guns to keep protected
326633
No, airguns generally use 12 gram unthreaded cartridges that are smaller anddo not require threading to load.
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Well, Brad, you'll need dies (any of the major brands are good), but spend the extra $ and get carbide or tungsten dies. Then you won't have pre-lube your cartridge casings....which is messy and slow. For the Hornady Lock n Load, you need shell holders and shell plates - buy those from Hornady. Geez, Brad, after that just get yourself some reasonably clean brass cartridge cases (you'll soon find yourself scrounging em at your local range...!), some primers (I always use magnum primers .. Use can just use regular small pistol primers...but I like a big fat spark !) Then get yourself some powder (you gotta start somewhere...Bullseye is fine.), and pick up your favorite bullets. TWO MOST IMPORTANT tips I can give you are : 1. Buy a major-brand component manufacturer's reloading manual. (You'll end up with several : ) ! Lee has good ones and Hornady gives you a DVD with purchase of Lock n Load press...very well produced! 2. GO REAL SLOW for your first few loading sessions! No distractions and focus on what you're doing. Speed will come later. Loading your own is very safe and you'll get measurably better accuracy. But pay attention, Brad! We don't want to lose a fellow gunner to a reloading mishap! Finally, take some time to hang out at you local reloader's supply store. You'll find lots of folk will be eager to share their favorite loads with you. And the store employees might as well start getting used to you bein around! Keep yer powder dry, Brad. Lemme know if you've got more questions. Best, John All the major die makers will include a powder spoon...which I don't care for ... I want a good quality scale...It's comforting when you're weighing out buffalo loads!
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you will need 9mm dies, i recommend carbide dies, but i WOULD STILL LUBE CASES. Check out this video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntPOoRlfLk
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I don't see why you couldn't use them as long as they're the right caliber. They seem to work well with my gun.
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Some dies have a carbide expander plug. Goes inside the case to size the very top where the bullet is seated. This eliminates the need to lube the inside of the case. plus is said the case lasts longer. Lyman makes a set so equipped.
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For 12 gauge they are very snug, which is good if you plan on running around doing drills. I honestly don't know about .410 I've never had one.
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Yes, use them over and over and over! I practice with my S&W; 625 all the time. On a revolver however you may have to sand the outside down for each one to fit in the cylinder chambers. In autos there is no issue.
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Always refer to the instruction manual that comes with your specific die set. Generally you will always need to lubricate rifle brass when re sizing. Handgun cartridges generally require no lubrication.
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These do not require lube HOWEVER, these are not carbide. Hornady straight & pistol dies feature a titanium nitride "gold ring" finish that's harder than carbide and doesn't require lubrication. I use both Hornady pistol dies and RCBS carbide dies. They both work equally well and without lube. I do wash my brass and let it completely dry before sizing to preserve the life of my equipment. I prefer the Hornady because of the bullet alignment sleeve in the seating die. The bullet rebate makes them an exceptional value as well.