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Does anyone make carbide sizing dies for rifles? And if so, does anyone here use them? It seems to me that it would be a lot easier if I didn't have to use a lube pad before sizing.
Lube pads do in fact suck. Throckmorton's example is perfect. If you don't lube, you're asking for a stuck case. In my opinion, lube pads need to be replaced every 2nd or 3rd use.
dillon shows them for .223 but you still MUST lube the cases. lube pads suck. I switched over to a tub of hornady lube,just put some on my fingers and give the case a light coating.it gives me one more chance to look the case over and can be done pretty quickly.a tub of the stuff will last forever. the go-to wipe on for years for a lot of loaders has been Imperial wax.
I'm confused I have been reloading with my current setup for over 25 years. In that time I have gone through 3 RCBS lube pads and a more then a few bottles of RCBS and Redding lube. Are you not cleaning you brass before you lube them?
You should use lube for rifle rnds and suggest you use Astroglide.......yes I said Astroglide. I get alot of comments on that but it does work and easy cleanup.
Yes I learned the hard way with my Hollywood .223 carbide die. Read my thread from last week AND I like the spray lube. You don't really need to hose the cases down just a light spritz on the left and right sides of the cases in the loading block and wait a few minutes and the lube 'creeps' over the entire case.dillon shows them for .223 but you still MUST lube the cases.
just a light spritz on the left and right sides of the cases in the loading block and wait a few minutes and the lube 'creeps' over the entire case.