school me on luber sizer

[Brassman66]

The most common machines are the Lyman and RCBS units. The dies for them are mutually compatible, which is nice. They are sometimes known as H&I sizing dies.

The original Lyman was the model 45. Improved first to the model 450, then the current model 4500.

The RCBS was the Lube-a-Matic, now the Lube-a-Matic 2.

As I found out the hard way:
My Lubesizer is an original 45. While both the Lyman H&I and the RCBS Resizing Dies fit my Lubesizer, the RCBS Dies wont lock in because the Grove for the holding setscrew is at the wrong elevation.

Cheers

 

[kjohn]

The main reason I shied away from casting years back was the business of luber-sizer-heater. Then I discovered LEE Tumble Lube bullets and LEE sizer dies. The rest is history and a good many thousands of cast bullets.

 

[BattleRife]

That seems to be a common progression, but I'm the opposite. I started tumble lubing, but then I picked up a Lyman 4500 cheap at a small town auction and now it is my preference.

 

[oldrodder]

I use all three systems: Lyman Lubrisizer, LEE sizing dies and an NOE Sizing system.