peachhead
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Never thought about it but I just saw where some people do that. I don't use Ballistol so I guess that's why I never considered it.
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RCBS Die Question
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DWalt
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For many years I have use STP as a case lube. One can lasts forever. But I can't understand why Ballistol would be any different regarding primer and propellant contamination, or why that is even considered a problem.
After 5 or so reloads, the price difference between once-fired .38s and new .357s pretty well disappears, so don't worry, be happy!
metricmonkeywrench
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the little fella's as you call them are the setscrews that go into an RCBS press to hold in the "Automatic Primer Feed Combo" onto an RCBS press that will take it and the screw with the hole and cup are a part of the universal primer arm for a RCBS press.
just plain joe
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In reading this post and the responses, I gather that your sizing die is not of carbide composition.
When I first started reloading I would use a regular steel sizer die for my .38 Special & .357 Magnum cases. It was tedious and time consuming to clean the cases, lube them, size them, then remove the lubricant from them prior to belling the mouth/re-priming. Then I had an epiphany. Someone suggested that I obtain a carbide sizer die that required no lubrication. In law enforcement we call this a "clue". I was amazed how much easier (and fun) it now was to reload metallic cartridges.
Since then I use carbide resizing dies for my 9 m/m, .45 Auto, and .41 Magnum cartridges. Trust me, at some point you will transition to carbide sizing dies if you continue to reload at quantity. They are available for most, if not all, straight-walled pistol/revolver cartridges.
Congratulations on embarking on such a rewarding hobby. It will pay dividends in the long run.
HTH
JPJ
When I first started reloading I would use a regular steel sizer die for my .38 Special & .357 Magnum cases. It was tedious and time consuming to clean the cases, lube them, size them, then remove the lubricant from them prior to belling the mouth/re-priming. Then I had an epiphany. Someone suggested that I obtain a carbide sizer die that required no lubrication. In law enforcement we call this a "clue". I was amazed how much easier (and fun) it now was to reload metallic cartridges.
Since then I use carbide resizing dies for my 9 m/m, .45 Auto, and .41 Magnum cartridges. Trust me, at some point you will transition to carbide sizing dies if you continue to reload at quantity. They are available for most, if not all, straight-walled pistol/revolver cartridges.
Congratulations on embarking on such a rewarding hobby. It will pay dividends in the long run.
HTH
JPJ
