Originally Posted by
musketnut
I am looking to buy a lube sizer and was curious if anyone has any advice on which works best and why. I was looking at the magma star with heated base, if anyone has used one of these I would love to hear about your experience with it.
Thank you,
Jim
The Starr sizer, sold by Magma Industries, is a high quality, two stage sizer and lube pump. I think it's strong point is the push through design. The bullets go nose first so no deformations on the nose. The dies also can be tailored so the lube ports can be aligned with the lube grooves in your bullet. If you have a lathe you can make your own dies. I used mine when I shot Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette. I made the dies to fit the long, heavy bullets necessary to shoot tight groups on those 500 meter rams. Great tool, but pricy. If you're a tinkerer, you'll love it.
Most skirmishers use push through dies, which leads some to think they aren't all that concerned about accuracy. I disagree. It's an uncomplicated approach, sufficient to the task. They are also easy on the wallet.
My every day Lubrisizer is a Lyman 450. Easy, precise and works great with the light lube I make.
Bob Anderson
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Company C, 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry
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