RE: clean dies?
Yep, after the ammo is loaded the last thing I do is take the decap assmbly out of my sizing die and clean it with Hoppes #9, relube with slick 50 and put away.
Its a simple task and insures my cases or worse the die walls don' t get scratched.
If I' m forming brass I' ll take the die out every 10-15 rnds and clean it, be surprised how much crap comes out on the patch.
Wes