sizing/depriming die

#1 · December 4, 2014, 1:00 pm

Ok I like to resize and clean my cases before I start the process of reloading. So, with that said what die should I use for the first station in my XL650 I really don't like to run them through the resizing die again. So, what do you suggest. From what I read a lot of guys will resize and prep there brass before they start to run them through their (
xL650) press. Unless you guys have other ideas. Does anyone else do this or do you clean lubricate and run them through a resizing die on the XL650?

#2 · December 4, 2014, 2:13 pm

What I see or have been told is if you trim a case and then size it well, doesn't it change the size of the trimmed case? Isn't that kind of doing things backwards? Wouldn't you want to size the piece of brass and then trim it to size? But, i'm just asking questions that need answered. If you suggest just clean, lube and then throw them in the hopper I'll do it that way. That way I don't have to purchase another die to replace the sizing die in the first station on my press.

#3 · December 4, 2014, 5:37 pm

Clean the brass first. Dirty brass will wear you sizing out more quickly. re-size and trim. What caliber are you loading?

#4 · December 5, 2014, 3:34 am

The Dillon trim die also resizes the case.
Station 1 use a universal depriming die. Or the full length resizing die just do not screw down all the way and set the deprimer pin lower.
Station 3 use the case trim die and trimmer.
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After resizing and trimming .. set up another toolhead with station 2 with power funnel (also prime in this station), optional station 3 powder check, station 4 bullet seating die and station 5 final crimp.

#5 · December 26, 2014, 7:39 pm

Im not sure what Cal. you are loading, but if you are loading .223, here is a mod I did that works really well for my case prep.
Prior to this mod, the cases would get cleaned and lubed, they would then get de-primed and full length sized in the first station. Because of the size of the 1200 trimmer, it had to be located in the 4th tool location due to the tool head locator pins.
The problem was, that the trimmer die re-sized the necks down and there is nowhere to run a neck ball after the trimmer!
What I did to solve this was, drill a new location for the locator pin so the trimmer could be relocated to the 3rd station and a sizing die with a neck ball could be used in the 5th station.

#1 station = universal de-cap die
#2 station = empty
#3 station = trimmer die and trimmer set to size the brass approx 95% and trim to length.
#4 station = empty
#5 station = full length size die with the neck ball installed finishes the sizing and the neck is finish sized / simply use a broken de-cap pin to retain the neck ball

#6 · July 5, 2015, 3:32 pm

I also have problems with the trimmer motor and the pin location. That is a good idea to move the pin so you don't have to remove the trim motor every time.