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Originally Posted by Warren Sear
it seems doing that would also make the bullets more able to jump their crimp.
I have never had to lube case mouths in order to seat bullets. I think that is solving the wrong problem.
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Potentially, but a cylinder of the load 5 rounds fired 6th showed unchanged COL. Legitimately brought calipers to the range.
The lube was to solve the cases sticking on the expanding die, the bullet seating aspects were just a bonus. If I don't need to spend the time to wipe off lube no reason to. This particular brass is thick and stiff. It doesn't help that my plated projectiles are .001 over normal 357 jacketed bullets. The brass is tough to bell and the bullets are a definitely an interference fit. I don't have this issue with any range brass, this seems to be unique to Starline.
Though, on the plus side, the starline brass can almost be ejected without extractor.