case lube

I don't reload for rifle in high volume, so the the Lee lube and fingers works good enough for me. Dab your finger and spin it around...if it took more than a second or so, you're going too slow.:p
 
I use Lee lube and prefer it because it is water based and cleans off easily.

To apply it to many cases at a time, take a 2 or 4 litre plastic container with a lid (I use an ice cream container) and dump in cases up to half full. Take a 1 inch worm of lube and smear it around the exposed inside half of the container. Put the lid on and shake/swirl the brass for about 30 seconds.

This not only lubes the cases, but puts a tiny amount on the mouth of the case, so the decapper gets lubed too.
 
I use the Lee lube too as it is pretty easy to get and cleans up nice. The system I've been using is I chuck a .410 brass bore brush in my drill press and turn it on at its slowest speed. I then just slide the case up on to the brush and when I let it to, the brush holds onto it and spins it around. I just use my finger tips with a small dab or smear of lube. After a couple of revolutions, I just grab and slide the brass down off the brush and put it into the tray. Very quick and very consistent.
 
I've tried a number of different products and by far the best has been/is Imperial Sizing Die Wax. A very little goes a long way. Second to that, one product I picked up before I was able to get more Imperial is Unique Case Lube by Hornady.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
I've tried a number of different products and by far the best has been/is Imperial Sizing Die Wax. A very little goes a long way. Second to that, one product I picked up before I was able to get more Imperial is Unique Case Lube by Hornady.
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Where do you get that? I have been using an RCBS rig for ever and I know that it works just fine, BUT if there is something better out there...........I am all ears. :)

Doug
 
Doug said:
Where do you get that? I have been using an RCBS rig for ever and I know that it works just fine, BUT if there is something better out there...........I am all ears. :)

Doug
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The first 'stuff' I used was a Lyman product, then I tried RCBS but I found it to be sticky and harder to remove than most others. I can't recall who put me on to Imperial but years ago I got a small tin and actually it's still about 1/3 full. As I mentioned previously, a little goes a long ways. I did have some difficulty locating more so that's why I picked up a container of the Hornady product. Just something to tide me over 'till I could get more Imperial. On one of my last trips to the Edmonton area I found some and bought three tins. Kept one, gave one to H4831 and one to hs4570. I can't recall positively if I got it at WSS or P&d but I think it was at WSS. It works really well, even in some of the harder case forming procedures.
 
Quoting from the back of my Dillon Case Lubricant pump spray bottle:

"Place one layer of empty cartridge cases into an open box or on a cookie sheet stolen from your spouse." :D

I use Imperial on my rifle cases, but to do large numbers of pistol cases, I use the Dillon stuff. Those 9mm cases aren't as easy to handle as the rifle cases.
 
I use LEE lube cut in half with rubbing alcohol from the dollar store. While your there get something in a pump spray bottle, work's great to just spray it on and get too it.
Clean's up with hot water.
 
I use an old towel and a bit of two cycle oil. I wipe some on the shoulder, then very carefully wipe it off after the case is sized, I have never had a misfire from contamination doing that, and once you get into it you never get a stuck case.
 
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