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Poindexter · April 24, 2013, 01:02 PM

I am only on the periphery of this one Doc.

I too have heard the Star/magantec lub/sizer is the way to go, but I don't own any of the above.

I have had to make a custom sizing die, I am using the Lee sizing die that fits in my single stage reloading press. My Redhawk seems to like cast bullets at about 0.453679". I bought a Lee .452, wrapped some sandpaper around a stick, stuck that in the die as an axle, rolled it back and forth on the bench, ran one bullet through, repeat as needed. Took about four tries, taking off just a little bit at a time, maybe an hour and I am golden now.

Now I buy "as cast" bullets, pan lube them, and then run them through my custom sizer die.

April 24, 2013, 01:02 PM	#5
Poindexter Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2009 Location: Interior Alaska Posts: 154	I am only on the periphery of this one Doc. I too have heard the Star/magantec lub/sizer is the way to go, but I don't own any of the above. I have had to make a custom sizing die, I am using the Lee sizing die that fits in my single stage reloading press. My Redhawk seems to like cast bullets at about 0.453679". I bought a Lee .452, wrapped some sandpaper around a stick, stuck that in the die as an axle, rolled it back and forth on the bench, ran one bullet through, repeat as needed. Took about four tries, taking off just a little bit at a time, maybe an hour and I am golden now. Now I buy "as cast" bullets, pan lube them, and then run them through my custom sizer die.