Wildcat
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Since carbide pistol dies came up...do any one run them without lube? I see that the Lees don't require it and I was just curious if it was true or if you ended up with stuck cases all the time.
Reloading Supplies
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dennishoddy
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Carbide dies require no lube. That's the beauty of them.
I've never experienced any stuck cases. Load .44, .45, .38, & .40
I've never experienced any stuck cases. Load .44, .45, .38, & .40
MG23
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I use the lee 4 die deluxe set for pistol which are the carbide and have not used lube they don't require it on the pistol cartridges
hunter_dmw12
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it may be a waste of my time but i always tumble mine before running them in the depriming die. they seem to work alot better in the carbide dies. like i said it my be a waste but to me it helps.
boomer mooner
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I'm not too experienced, but most of the problems I've had reloading are during the depriming or priming stages. I started using the Lee Universal depriming die to deprime before I tumble mine. Then I tumble and reload. May be my imagination, but it seems like I have had less trouble that way. At the very least, when I have trouble depriming I don't have rounds in all the other stations to keep track of.
Wildcat
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Wall - do you just put the cases in a tub, spray, shake, spray and the dry or do you stand them all up on end?
Clint Dismore
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I've been wondering the same thing. Haven't had to lube any but have thought of it. Not sure of the procedure
MG23
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I use the Dillon spray lube for my rifle rounds. I throw them in a zip lock bag, spray, shake,spray,shake. And then let them sit out for like 5 minutes on a paper towel and they are ready to resize. Have not had a stuck case.
Dustin Cantrell
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I wish I could find an 8lb jug of HP-38 or Win 231. Versatile powder that I use for .38 special, 9mm and .45 ACP. Powder Valley is where I always order primers and powder. They don't post on fb and sell before they put stuff on their website, though the do post on fb when they have updated their site with popular items. They get stuff in stock but sell out quickly.
Clint Dismore
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1fast8, I sent you a pm on that brass
I put them in a tub & shake them, you'd be surprised how hard it is to get them to not stand up on end, lol.Matt Washburn said:
I spray them & shake them a little & spray them a bit more, not much really.
I let them dry while loading what's in the case feeder & them dump some in when the case feeder is empty, then repeat when my tub is empty. It's really nothing to do
Like I said, it's not required for the pistol cases but it all runs so much smoother when you do.
The Antichrome
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Wet lube can affect your powder.Jason Grant said:
I've had some weak rounds that sounded like squibs...there was enough 'bang' to send the bullet out, but you'd thought it was a squib. There was a lot of unburned powder in the breech/chamber area. Sometimes the case cycled out, sometimes it didnt.
Now, I make sure the lube is dried up before loading those cases. It doesnt take long.
(hornady one-shot and Vit N320)
dennishoddy
Moderator
I've never used lube on a pistol round using carbide dies. When I do bottle neck cases, I have loading blocks to stand them in. Give them a liberal shot of Hornady one shot from all 4 quadrants, making sure some gets into the neck area, and let them dry for about 5 minutes.
Load.
I've never deprimed before tumbling. Tried it once, and had all of the primer holes full of media.
My mind says a primer just came out of that pocket, and another is going right into its place. I've cleaned out the primer hole with the deprimer/sizer die, and unless shooting bench rest, the rest of the cycle of loading goes on.
The only exception being depriming to cut the military crimp, and then you have to deprime the cases first.
Load.
I've never deprimed before tumbling. Tried it once, and had all of the primer holes full of media.
My mind says a primer just came out of that pocket, and another is going right into its place. I've cleaned out the primer hole with the deprimer/sizer die, and unless shooting bench rest, the rest of the cycle of loading goes on.
The only exception being depriming to cut the military crimp, and then you have to deprime the cases first.
Roy Barnett
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i use rcbs mostly but have bought a set of lees for my 243 win. going to see how they work.
