case lube
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For rifle rounds on my dillon, I always lube, size, trim & prime OFF PRESS. You need to check for brass length after resizing, and a press does not do that for you.
For my process I'm currently running 1K of .223 brass for loading on my dillon 550.
#1: full length size & de-deprime on a single stage press ( I use Hornady unique lube)
#2: Trim all brass using my Little Crow Gunworks WFT trimmer
#3: Tumble clean the lube off all the brass
#4: Chamfer the inside lip of the brass to make loading bullets easier
#5: Prime all cases (I use a Lee hand primer)
#6: Setup my Dillon 550 for powder drop, bullet seat, and crimp
That's my progressive process (not so progressive)!
For my process I'm currently running 1K of .223 brass for loading on my dillon 550.
#1: full length size & de-deprime on a single stage press ( I use Hornady unique lube)
#2: Trim all brass using my Little Crow Gunworks WFT trimmer
#3: Tumble clean the lube off all the brass
#4: Chamfer the inside lip of the brass to make loading bullets easier
#5: Prime all cases (I use a Lee hand primer)
#6: Setup my Dillon 550 for powder drop, bullet seat, and crimp
That's my progressive process (not so progressive)!
I used to use two seperate toolheads on the 1050.
Starting with cleaned and lubes brass (Dillon spray lube, allowed to dry well)
1) Size, deprime, primer pocket swage, trim (RT1200B trimmer)
2) Re-clean in fresh corn cob media to remove lube and any burrs.
3) Clear flash hole with Universal decapper, load as normal.
Jawsman isn't wrong about checking case length. My set up simply trimmed the cases if they were overlength.
Starting with cleaned and lubes brass (Dillon spray lube, allowed to dry well)
1) Size, deprime, primer pocket swage, trim (RT1200B trimmer)
2) Re-clean in fresh corn cob media to remove lube and any burrs.
3) Clear flash hole with Universal decapper, load as normal.
Jawsman isn't wrong about checking case length. My set up simply trimmed the cases if they were overlength.
1) RCBS Case Lube-2 and lube die #1 if .223. RCBS Spray Lube works fine too.
2) tumble it off, loaded or empty. If empty, look out for media in flash holes.
See video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBQ_vJHiGek
If you are doing rifle cases, avoid Hornady One Shot lube. Lots of reports of stuck brass.
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I do things a little differently than most people.
I take a case out of the bin, try to pass it through the jaws of a caliper that is locked at an appropriate length. If it passes, it goes onto a lube pad with RCBS case lube II. If it doesn't pass, it goes into a bin to be trimmed at my convenience. I don't believe that measuring length before vs. after sizing makes any significant difference for the shooting I (or most people) do.
The cases go around the shellplate and come out loaded. They get dumped into a thoroughly damp pillow case and shaken around for a minute to remove the lube, then dumped onto a dry towel for an hour or so before being packed up.
I take a case out of the bin, try to pass it through the jaws of a caliper that is locked at an appropriate length. If it passes, it goes onto a lube pad with RCBS case lube II. If it doesn't pass, it goes into a bin to be trimmed at my convenience. I don't believe that measuring length before vs. after sizing makes any significant difference for the shooting I (or most people) do.
The cases go around the shellplate and come out loaded. They get dumped into a thoroughly damp pillow case and shaken around for a minute to remove the lube, then dumped onto a dry towel for an hour or so before being packed up.
