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how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« on: April 10, 2010, 09:29:32 AM »
I cook up a fairly hard alloy (wheel weights with 2% antimony added, then water quenched). My question is how soon after casting do you guys size? I've always waited at least 24 hrs. I think I remember reading somewhere that you should let them age at least overnight, and since I have developed SFB as of latley, I can't even remember where I read that. 

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2010, 12:13:36 PM »
I size them as soon after a casting session that I can. It's much easier on the lube/sizer and my arm muscles.

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2010, 01:39:29 PM »
Unless I'm going to load right away , I try to give them atleast 24 hours to cure then size and lube , no real reason , just how it works out most of the time .  ;D

I have some that I cast last summer and have just lubed , can't say I saw any difference between those and fresh cast .

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2010, 04:34:45 PM »
I cast them when I get the chance, then lube them when I get the chance.

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2010, 05:12:15 PM »
I cast them when I get the chance, then lube them when I get the chance.

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2010, 05:22:07 PM »
usually cast one day and size the next but i really dont have any set time period. Sometimes i size an hour later and sometimes they sit for a year unsized.
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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2010, 08:57:36 PM »
usually cast one day and size the next but i really dont have any set time period. Sometimes i size an hour later and sometimes they sit for a year unsized.

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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2010, 12:53:26 AM »
I cast them when I get the chance, then lube them when I get the chance.

Me too. I also have some 308 gas check bullets I cast about 6 years ago I need to size and lube, and some 357 SWCs I cast about 5 years ago. Reckon they've aged enough?
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Re: how soon after casting do you guys lube/size
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2010, 07:30:03 PM »
Size and lube as needed. I have two sizers one for smokeless and other for black powder lube so I'm set up all time for either. I don't know why but I just hate lubing them up so I procrastinate. Now as for when you lube them it don't make a rats butt DIFF.