How do you deal with lubing bevel base bullets with a Lyman 450

[quicksylver]

Trying to lube bevel base bullets with a 450 but getting a lot of lube under the base.i see a lot of BB bullet designs on NOE and Accurate sites so some one must know how to deal with them.

 

[Matt_G]

That is exactly why I don't have any bevel base moulds.

I have heard of folks saying they "just wipe it off".
That solution has never sounded very appealing to me.
Others use a Star; again not really an option, especially since they shut the doors.

Maybe try a Lee sizer and then tumble lube them with BLL.

 

[Winelover]

Buy a Star, size nose first, and don't look back!

Some casters swear by placing a styrofoam meat tray disc under the bullets on the Lyman/RCBS sizer ram. Needs to be changed periodically. Sounds like a PITA to me.

Personally, I don't see the advantage of bevel base cast bullets.

 

[RicinYakima]

The depth is not adjusted correctly and too much pressure on the lube. FWIW

 

[JonB]

What I have done:
I have Lyman 45 and mostly have older Lyman dies (since they work better in a 45, then the O-ring style), but the problem is most of the old style Lyman dies have the 12 or 16 large lube ports. I pick the lube ports that line up with the lube groove at the required depth, then plug all the others. Add to that, I pressurize the lube only when the bullet is aligned, then depressurize before bullet is to be ejected. While it all sounds like a lot of extra monkeying around, once you get into a rhythm, it goes just as fast.
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Now, I use a Star.

 

[Ian]

Solid window came solder works great for peening into sizer die holes.

Melring and pouring lube into the reservoir eliminates air bubbles and helps control lube seepage when you back off the wrench. Some make their own ejectors with cupped bases that fit the bevel of the bullet. Vent holes drilled through the ejector help.

But NOTHING is better than powder coating the damned things and never fooling with lube again.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

"How do you deal with lubing bevel base bullets with a Lyman 450"​

I don't - I simply avoid bevel base bullets.

 

[quicksylver]

The depth is not adjusted correctly and too much pressure on the lube. FWIW

Got it adjusted so the liube groove is filled and just enough pressure to get the lube in it

 

[quicksylver]

Solid window came solder works great for peening into sizer die holes.

Melring and pouring lube into the reservoir eliminates air bubbles and helps control lube seepage when you back off the wrench. Some make their own ejectors with cupped bases that fit the bevel of the bullet. Vent holes drilled through the ejector help.

But NOTHING is better than powder coating the damned things and never fooling with lube again.

Not ready for that rabbit hole yet.thanks though

 

[Brad]

That rabbit hole is all I use now. So much easier, no mess, no smoke, no messy lube on bullets.

 

[Ian]

 

[LEC Guy]

Machine a matching bevel into the Pin. There is plenty of length. I have some H&I Dies that I use with the Older Model 45 Lyman Sizers(only a sharp edge it the top OD, no O-Ring) that were made and sold this way. Lyman must have stopped offering it years ago.

Bruce

 

[Rick]

 

[Rockydoc]

With low pressure loads (pistol, etc.) and bevelled bullets I use BLL (Ben's Liquid Lube), with high pressure and bevel bullets, I Powder Coat. I have abandoned my Lyman lubrisizer altogether.

 

[Bazoo]

I avoid bevel base bullets, because I don't want to deal with them. Machining a matching bevel in the punch of the sizing die is one option that used to be quite popular, I've owned a die or two that was modified this way. They were in calibers that I had no use for so I passed them on.

 

[358156 hp]

Since it's just one mould, try finger lubing the bullets, then run them in your sizer with zero pressure on the lube to size them if needed. Finger lubing can go pretty quickly if your lube is fairly soft.

Just ask the Three Amigos....

 

[Bazoo]

I'd have the bevel base machined off if I otherwise liked the mould.

 

[GSPguy]

I have very good luck in making a new “stem” with the top cut with bevel that matches the base of the bullet. I get little to no lube on the 200 gr Lee 45 auto bullet.

 

[Josh]

I'd be inclined to try an O-ring that's the diameter of the bullet placed on the stem of the sizing die. Or, remove the bevel base from the mould, they're really just an annoying feature that's unnecessary.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

remove the bevel base from the mould, they're really just an annoying feature that's unnecessary.

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