What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Irving]

You know, now that you mention it, I've done all my previous reloading with .40 dies, and this is the first I've used the 9mm dies. I wonder if I shouldn't clean them to start. Good info, thanks.

[Hound]

Ummmm....... Yes

You know, now that you mention it, I've done all my previous reloading with .40 dies, and this is the first I've used the 9mm dies. I wonder if I shouldn't clean them to start. Good info, thanks.

[TheBelly]

You know, now that you mention it, I've done all my previous reloading with .40 dies, and this is the first I've used the 9mm dies. I wonder if I shouldn't clean them to start. Good info, thanks.

Hornady makes a die cleaner. I use it on my 9mm and .223 dies for the Lee Progressive presses. I always disassemble and clean the dies before the first use and then every thousand or so, just to remove any crud that may accumulate. I know that cleaning that often might be overkill, but I only reload about 1500-2k per month these days.