!!Buying today!! Help!

[Bruce3]

http://www.tacticoolproducts.com/caselube/

i use this technique and i found i can do 5-10 cases for every 1 lubed cased.

[ar15barrels]

http://www.tacticoolproducts.com/caselube/

i use this technique and i found i can do 5-10 cases for every 1 lubed cased.

You use motor oil to lube cases?

How do you clean it out of the inside of the case?
Oil contaminates powder.

[Bruce3]

You use motor oil to lube cases?

How do you clean it out of the inside of the case?
Oil contaminates powder.

i tumble them when i get them home from the range, resize them and trim them and tumble them again, takes away all the oil and shavings.

[Dwikkles]

OK so let me ask you guys this....

Since I got the progressive die,I wont be taking the cases out of the press after resizing,so how would I clean them and trim them?

How does this thing work?Step by step

[sorensen440]

Trial by fire is a bad idea
I still remember my parents reaction when I tried to put a primer in a pmc case that hadn't been reamed

[sorensen440]

OK so let me ask you guys this....

Since I got the progressive die,I wont be taking the cases out of the press after resizing,so how would I clean them and trim them?

How does this thing work?Step by step

Clean them first

[Bruce3]

OK so let me ask you guys this....

Since I got the progressive die,I wont be taking the cases out of the press after resizing,so how would I clean them and trim them?

How does this thing work?Step by step

yeah your going to have to disable the indexer on your progressive press if possible and just run all your CLEAN brass through your resizer/deprimer then after they're all done trim them all and tumble them. i suppose you can just remove that die and just have an empty spot when you run the rest of the stages on progressive mode.

[ar15barrels]

OK so let me ask you guys this....

Since I got the progressive die,I wont be taking the cases out of the press after resizing,so how would I clean them and trim them?

How does this thing work?Step by step

Actually, you should run them through the press once to size/decap.
Then you can ream/swage primer pockets and trim.
Then you tumble them clean.
Run them through the press again to prime, charge and seat and out comes clean ammo.
That's the best way to load rifle ammo on a progressive press.
I use a separate toolhead just for sizing.
Put a decapping die in the toolhead for loading and it will clear the media out of the flash holes from the 2nd cleaning.

[Bruce3]

Reloading is not something you rush into.
Do your research before you buy things.
That way you won't have to buy twice.

i would have to agree on the statements above! i bought a lee classic turret press and after loading 1k of 9mm and 500 rounds of .223 i keep asking myself "why the heck im i throwing the lever 4 times for one round!" needless to say im saving up to buy a Dillon progressive press. Oh and don't think your going to be saving money by reloading, you just shoot more !

[Dwikkles]

Well im starting to think I didnt get everything I needed.

I dont have a tumbler or any cleaning supplies.

The MidwayUSA people did not tell me I needed that stuff.This is why I asked over the past coule weeks what all I needed.

[diginit]

On a lee 1000 progressive, Just remove the rod in the center to make it a single stage press for the deprime and resizing. When you replace it to complete loading, You will have to watch the primer feed. If it misses one you will have to clean powder from the shellplate holder and especially the primer plunger or it will leave strange marks on the primers. Don't forget the corncobb and ammonia free polish for your new tumbler. I use a capfull of nu finish car polish. And Read, Read, Read.... Then read some more. Search the posts here. They are very helpful.
Do you have a caliper to check the OAL(overall length) and crimp? This is a must have item to avoid setback and jams. Not to mention to make sure you're not seating the bullet into the lands.

[Toolbox X]

If you are going to get into progressive reloading, do yourself a favor and get a Dillon.

[Sunwolf]

Ditto

on the Dillon,found out the hard way after 15 years of dealing with a Loadmaster."Quoth the Raven,nevermore"!

[ar15barrels]

on the Dillon,found out the hard way after 15 years of dealing with a Loadmaster.

Once you come to the blue side, you get to laugh at all the cheapskates that rave about how good their red presses run don't you...