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Marco Califo · September 6, 2012, 08:03 AM

1. Lee decapper first, then wash cases in dish soap and hot water. Tumble with auto polish added.
2. Remove your dies pin insert, or buy a cheap die that does.
3. Body size only, neck size later.
4. I currently use Lucas white lithium grease as sizing lube. A thin film only. Really reduces leverage needed. Never sticks. Then tumble to remove it. I you get much resistance, something is wrong, stop, back out and start over.
5. Some dies are designed such that the pin can be used to push the stuck case out. Lee are like this. RCBS will replace broken pin assemblies free.
I think the lithium grease helps the most with 308 machine gun fired LC. So well that now I leave the pin in.

September 6, 2012, 08:03 AM	#3
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	You have good ideas, here are more 1. Lee decapper first, then wash cases in dish soap and hot water. Tumble with auto polish added. 2. Remove your dies pin insert, or buy a cheap die that does. 3. Body size only, neck size later. 4. I currently use Lucas white lithium grease as sizing lube. A thin film only. Really reduces leverage needed. Never sticks. Then tumble to remove it. I you get much resistance, something is wrong, stop, back out and start over. 5. Some dies are designed such that the pin can be used to push the stuck case out. Lee are like this. RCBS will replace broken pin assemblies free. I think the lithium grease helps the most with 308 machine gun fired LC. So well that now I leave the pin in. __________________ ............ Last edited by Marco Califo; September 6, 2012 at 08:42 AM.