RBHarter
West Central AR
Yeah I've really been casting and shooting all level loads in all sorts of cartridges since 07' without a lube sizer .
I think I must be doing something not quite right .
It seems like it takes more force to get a bullet out than it takes to get it in the die . Oddly enough in this Lyman 45 it seems to require about the same force to size a .2725 to .2717 and .280 to 2795 . It seems it only takes a little more to get a .278 down to . 2715 and force a check into place .
No clue what the residual lube is but there's only about a quarter of the reservoir left maybe less .
I don't have top punches for everything so making do is good enough for now.
Under questions .......
Many say "the O ring holds enough for me to eject the sized bullets" , this one must be a sloppy example . It ain't ever happening with this one and the lube in it . Maybe it'll be slicker with a load of Mod o Darrs .
The second owner die installed leaked like a sieve . After some diligent stretch and squeeze got a 4 steps to small dia way too fat HF metric O ring in the H slot .
The .272 fat H&I I got from Ammohead ,Bruce Forchett , has a slighty larger slot . Had to put shot in 2 holes on that one I only needed the bottom 2 grooves filled in the 27-130 and 3 in the 270-145 .
I think I have the vertical adjustments worked out and for the moment feed rates of lube .
The orange Lyman 45 with the 4 #10 counter sink screw mount base sure looks fragile next to the Herters tank . It appears to have the brass collar plunger and is very low miles ....... I don't suppose that brass piece gets much wear from abrasion .....
Should the ejection be as harder and harder than the size stroke ?
Does the type/composition of the lube change the friction/ejection force ? Heat sure but I'm a soft lube guy because it's worked for me and I'm too lazy to try something else.
Who had that truck load of correct 0 rings ?
Should I do anything with the set screw that holds the die in the in the body like a one does for die set screws this one is well below the groove .
Did they come equipped ball or some sort of handle wrap or were they just that skinny cast handle to limit force applied?
I think I must be doing something not quite right .
It seems like it takes more force to get a bullet out than it takes to get it in the die . Oddly enough in this Lyman 45 it seems to require about the same force to size a .2725 to .2717 and .280 to 2795 . It seems it only takes a little more to get a .278 down to . 2715 and force a check into place .
No clue what the residual lube is but there's only about a quarter of the reservoir left maybe less .
I don't have top punches for everything so making do is good enough for now.
Under questions .......
Many say "the O ring holds enough for me to eject the sized bullets" , this one must be a sloppy example . It ain't ever happening with this one and the lube in it . Maybe it'll be slicker with a load of Mod o Darrs .
The second owner die installed leaked like a sieve . After some diligent stretch and squeeze got a 4 steps to small dia way too fat HF metric O ring in the H slot .
The .272 fat H&I I got from Ammohead ,Bruce Forchett , has a slighty larger slot . Had to put shot in 2 holes on that one I only needed the bottom 2 grooves filled in the 27-130 and 3 in the 270-145 .
I think I have the vertical adjustments worked out and for the moment feed rates of lube .
The orange Lyman 45 with the 4 #10 counter sink screw mount base sure looks fragile next to the Herters tank . It appears to have the brass collar plunger and is very low miles ....... I don't suppose that brass piece gets much wear from abrasion .....
Should the ejection be as harder and harder than the size stroke ?
Does the type/composition of the lube change the friction/ejection force ? Heat sure but I'm a soft lube guy because it's worked for me and I'm too lazy to try something else.
Who had that truck load of correct 0 rings ?
Should I do anything with the set screw that holds the die in the in the body like a one does for die set screws this one is well below the groove .
Did they come equipped ball or some sort of handle wrap or were they just that skinny cast handle to limit force applied?