A friend bought dies assuming that they were carbide, so didn't use lube. That .44 mag steel sizing die was scratched and worn out in one year. Most seating dies have a crimper built in(a shoulder inside die, look carefully into clean die to see it). This crimp is normally roll for revolver, taper for rimless cartridge. Usually only progressive die sets have a separate crimper die(and it may do a slightly better job). The proper small priming arm will do a good job(gets faster if you can mount an auto primer feed).
newbie to pistol reloading: questions
- Thread starter stevebc
- Start date
So it worked for a year ?
Would you stand in front of a moving truck just to see if it hurts as much as they say it does?
9mm in non-carbide dies needs lube, period. Trying it without just means a frustrating few minutes with a stuck case extractor, assuming you have one handy. If not, you won't be reloading any 9mm until you do.
Even with carbide dies, 9mm likes a small amount of lube. Makes for much easier press operation.
Maybe its just me, but this doesn't seem to compare well with trying a 9mm case in a die to see if it will stick
.
