Casting Lead Bullets Part 3

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Uploaded by on Jan 8, 2010

Part 3 of this series will explain the lubrication and sizing steps necessary to prep your lead cast bullets for reloading.

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  • I've sized at least 1000 rounds through the die with no buildup.

  • Why not lube once only , after you have run them through the sizing die. The die isn't the barrel of your gun so i'm wondering if the straight lead will hurt the sizing die without the alox lube. I thought most of the Lee dies were carbide dies. Just wondering cause i'm about to get into casting and sizing my own bullets for the first time. Thanks for any comments.

  • It would be extremely difficult to size without lube. The dies might be able to withstand the friction, but the other components in the press would suffer.

  • can you use used car oil to lube?

  • No. Do not use used car oil. And you really do need to use flux.

  • What if I'm just doing round balls out of an old 1858 as long as the size is close it shouldn't be a issue right?

  • You should be fine. However, I'm no expert on round balls so I'd check with someone that has experience with it.

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  • @Supertomiman lead poisoning comes from inhalation and ingestion. The fumes can be a problem and ventilation is important. Hand washing is also important to eliminate transfer of lead to the mouth, by food, cigarette, sucking your thumb, whatever. Lead is not absorbed through the skin though.

  • at first I thought you were going to grease them with butter lol

    btw, is it dangerous to handle the bullets and ingots bare handed? like because of lead poisoning?

  • Awesome! Not many videos out there showing a sizing die in use! That makes so much more sense now!!! ok, question; do you size only the bullets that are larger than your .401 or just size them all? also, do you have any problems with lead bullets in the .40 since it is a high-pressure round? Thanks a lot!

  • Excelent set of casting vids.

  • ive been casting and reloading my own bullets for my 44mag im useing the lee equipment ive got the 240gr mold and the 310gr mold both of them call for gas checks and i havent had a problem with them yet

  • gday. how quickly does the lead build up in the die or is it pushed out the top along with the projectiles. what cleaning is required in the die? thanks

  • 401 is not a tenth larger, it's one thousandth larger, not to help rifeling, but to avoid leading. I'm shocked at so many that don't really understand the process plus I hate pan lubing, get a lubera sizer and be done with it, be able to make much neater ammo

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