My son is considering getting a 223, and we were discussing the prospects of reloading for it. We reload for his 45 Auto now using carbide dies in my Lee Loadmaster, but when I described the need for lubrication of rifle cases he, having inherited his father's laziness genes, began thinking of ways around the usual processes. In prowling around the RCBS web site (actually looking for their Case Prep Center machine) we came across their "lube die," which apparently is a decapping die that has felt pads which are fed from some sort of reservoir and which lube the case as it is decapped.
I think I could adapt that to my Lee Loadmaster, by putting it in position 1 and moving the sizing die, minus the decapping pin, to position 2, where the case would be sized and primed at the same time. But only if the lube die really does the job. Anybody have any experience?
(I know, I know, it's not that big a deal to lay 'em out and spray 'em, but both my kid and I are attracted to mechanical solutions, hence my follow up on our conversation. I did a search on the forum and couldn't find a previous discussion of this device.)
I think I could adapt that to my Lee Loadmaster, by putting it in position 1 and moving the sizing die, minus the decapping pin, to position 2, where the case would be sized and primed at the same time. But only if the lube die really does the job. Anybody have any experience?
(I know, I know, it's not that big a deal to lay 'em out and spray 'em, but both my kid and I are attracted to mechanical solutions, hence my follow up on our conversation. I did a search on the forum and couldn't find a previous discussion of this device.)
