O.S.O.K. wrote:...With the Lee Liquid Alox, you place the bullets in a container and drizzle the lube over them (doesn't take much) and then tumble the bullets around to coat. You then place the sizing die in your press....
Thank you, O-sock.
I have read several explanations in various periodicals and books of how the Lee sizing dies, and other sizing systems, work. They are either vague, confusing, or overly long as to the actual details of how to load the boolits into the presses and the steps that you take to produce a round. Several reloading books left me scratching my head as to how the top punch is used, if it is interchangeable with other dies, and the like.
In the last two years I have been considering rolling my own pills, your short explanation is by far the best, clearest, most concise explanation of the process.
In fact, I have decided that if I get into creating my own boolits for my .44 Mag and for the thutty-thutty, I'm going to buy the Lee sizer dies, use the Liquid Alox, and prepare the bullets in the inexpensive but practical aluminum dies that Lee manufactures for each caliber. It's now just a matter of whether I will have the time to expand my interests to this aspect of the reloading hobby this next fiscal year (when I completely retire).
I appreciated your information, and that of other reloaders here.