Sizing bullets

Thumper · August 7, 2002, 04:44 PM

Let's say that I don't resize my (.45 Cal 255 Gr.) water quenched, self-cast lead lead bullets:

How bad of a thing is that?

labgrade · August 7, 2002, 05:02 PM

Depends on your bore size & that of the bullet. Used to shoot some Lee .44 265 grainers that cast right on the money - no sizing needed.

But, ya still got to get lube on 'em. That Lee "roll 'em around in the bucket stuff" never appealed to me. I size everything (even if it doesn't need it) just as a function of lubing.

jjmorgan64 · August 7, 2002, 05:39 PM

It will depend on the size droped, as Labgrade said, I use a lot of unsized Lee bullets, in several calibers, also some that are sized, I like the Lee lube, and have had prettu good success with it so far.

August 7, 2002, 04:44 PM	#1
Thumper Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2000 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 1,507	Sizing bullets Let's say that I don't resize my (.45 Cal 255 Gr.) water quenched, self-cast lead lead bullets: How bad of a thing is that? __________________ Ronnie- Proud Veteran, Neocon, Warmongering, Baby-Pincher

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jjmorgan64 Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2001 Posts: 519	It will depend on the size droped, as Labgrade said, I use a lot of unsized Lee bullets, in several calibers, also some that are sized, I like the Lee lube, and have had prettu good success with it so far. __________________ The Forty-Four spoke and it sent lead and smoke And seventeen inches of flame. -Marty Robbins JM

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labgrade Member In Memoriam Join Date: November 29, 1999 Location: west of a small town, CO Posts: 4,346	Depends on your bore size & that of the bullet. Used to shoot some Lee .44 265 grainers that cast right on the money - no sizing needed. But, ya still got to get lube on 'em. That Lee "roll 'em around in the bucket stuff" never appealed to me. I size everything (even if it doesn't need it) just as a function of lubing.