30 carbine..... Reloading die choices......????

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I'm in need of a few thoughts in regards to reloading 30 Carbine.



I'm looking for a carbide set but which brand, I'm unsure.

My RCBS reloading book "strongly recommends taper crimp dies to be used" in the process.
I was looking at a Lee Carbide die set which is a bunch cheaper than the RCBS and even more so than the Dillon carbide die set. The Lee Dies are not taper crimp dies but in there sales pitch they explain that the way there dies are manufactured there is no need for the "taper crimp". I will attach part of Lee's description of there dies explaining about that!

"No need for a taper crimp die, plus better accuracy with Lee Dies. Taper crimp dies are used to correct the problems caused by the improper expanding plug design or adjustment. They distort the bullet shank and reduce accuracy. Because the Lee Expander flares the minimum amount, consistent with easy bullet insertion, all of the flare is removed with the bullet seating die, thus eliminating the need for a taper crimp die.
Each die has an enlarged mouth to dependably align even range damaged cases."

I have no experience in loading 30 carbine!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE? As well would you recommend lubing cases?

Thanks for your time.
 
Using Lee 30 carbine dies to load for a Ruger Blackhawk. No complaints.

Works no problem with the jacketed bullets but can be a bit trickier to get them to headspace right when using oversized cast bullets. That's a bullet issue rather than a die problem though.
 
bros said:
Curious....do you lube the cases before running them in your sizer die?

As well just wondering where you picked up your dies?

.........thanks.
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I don't have the RCBS carbide dies but I do use the Lee carbide. I haven't lubed the cases and everything seems to work fine although i did read somewhere that it is recommended to lube 30 carbine cases even with carbide dies. Lubing will obviously make resizing the cases easier but also kind of defeats the reason for buying more expensive carbide dies. if you can size the cases without undue force required I would not worry about lubing them.
 
I use carbide dies in all calibers. I find that a little lube makes 30 carbine and 9mm Luger easier to size. Everything else goes in clean and dry.

After the lubed cases are size, they go in the tumbler an hour for a final polish and to remove the lube.
 
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