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**Mike Irwin** · March 22, 2005, 10:57 PM

"No finish is removed, scratched or otherwise damaged during resizing of steel, so where would wear come from."

Excuse me, but in order for that to be so there would have to be no contact at all of ANY kind between the case and the die.

Even with lubrication, wear is still a factor.

If wear were not a factor, and lubrication were 100% effective, mechanical devices of all stripes would last forever.

March 22, 2005, 10:57 PM	#23
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,379	"No finish is removed, scratched or otherwise damaged during resizing of steel, so where would wear come from." Excuse me, but in order for that to be so there would have to be no contact at all of ANY kind between the case and the die. Even with lubrication, wear is still a factor. If wear were not a factor, and lubrication were 100% effective, mechanical devices of all stripes would last forever. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.