I have tried several case lubes, I prefer Hornady Unique, but it seems mink oil and Kiwi neutral shoe polish are the same thing, I just wipe a couple fingers across the paste, just roll the case and size.
Often do 4-6 cases with one wipe.
I take a percolator brush, clamp it to the bench and give it a wipe of paste now and again, this nicely cleans and lubes the inside of the case necks, everything from .223 to .45-70
What else do I need with this kit? Lee Turret press
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Get a kinetic bullet puller - unfortunately, I use this thing all the time. It will come in handy.
I just bought a Lee Classic Turret press by itself. It cost me $78. Previously, I was using a Lee Anniversary Kit which has only a single stage press but it has nearly everything to keep me going. I got lots of stuff done with that, but now I am buying more pieces to be compatible with the press I have now, like the auto-disc powder dispenser and maybe the auto-primer.
The bad part (for me) about loading rifle rounds on the turret is the trimming operation. It almost has to be done between the sizing/decapping and the powder charging. you have to take the case off the press to do it. So, I disable the auto-indexing by removing the center pivot rod and do a bunch of cases for sizing/depriming. Then I re-enable the auto-indexing, remove the decapping die and finish the job one round at a time. That is prime, charge, seat and crimp. You can add the primer where the empty hole is.
Of course, I'm still waiting for my charging dispenser to make this happen, so I'm speaking purely on theory.
I just bought a Lee Classic Turret press by itself. It cost me $78. Previously, I was using a Lee Anniversary Kit which has only a single stage press but it has nearly everything to keep me going. I got lots of stuff done with that, but now I am buying more pieces to be compatible with the press I have now, like the auto-disc powder dispenser and maybe the auto-primer.
The bad part (for me) about loading rifle rounds on the turret is the trimming operation. It almost has to be done between the sizing/decapping and the powder charging. you have to take the case off the press to do it. So, I disable the auto-indexing by removing the center pivot rod and do a bunch of cases for sizing/depriming. Then I re-enable the auto-indexing, remove the decapping die and finish the job one round at a time. That is prime, charge, seat and crimp. You can add the primer where the empty hole is.
Of course, I'm still waiting for my charging dispenser to make this happen, so I'm speaking purely on theory.
I believe there is safety in numbers..
numbers like: 9, .22, .38, .357, .45, .223, 5.56, 7.62, 6.5, .30-06...
numbers like: 9, .22, .38, .357, .45, .223, 5.56, 7.62, 6.5, .30-06...