Best case lube method to reduce friction

A drug store should be able to order it for you. Be sure to use 99% alcohol. I use a tray with a lid, a few shots and shake them up to spread it and then remove the lid to let the alcohol dry.
 
Imperial Sizing wax. Lube up the first case or two a little heavier til things get moving, then cut back to very little. Just picking the cases with a little twist of the fingers seems to be enough.
 
A friend bought me Hornady case sizing lube item #050009. I put a bunch of brass in an ice cream bucket, 3 or 4 drops of the lube, and swirl and toss the brass inside with the lid on. All the brass has a very light film, and I did 250 308 brass at once that way, then another 200 right afterwords. The good part is not one neck got dented from too much lube, bad part is the inside of the neck is still dry and would hang up. So I dip the odd neck in some lee paste type lube I have kicking around and wipe off whatever got on the outside, and run it through. It keeps the expander ball lubed for 15 or so cases. Took me about an hour to do all 450 brass on a single stage like this.
 
Dillon case lube in the pump spray which is isopropyl alcohol and liquid lanolin.
When lubricating cases one at time I use Hornady Unique or Imperial Sizing Wax.
 
I lube and size cases several hundred at a time. To lube them I use a plastic pail and swirl the cases with a 1" worm of Lee lube spread around the inside of the pail. It puts a thin film on the case with a little tiny bit around the case mouth to keep the inside of the neck lubed.

It takes about 30 seconds to lube 100 cases.

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I use the Dillon case lube. Pour my cases in a deep baking sheet then spray them and roll them around. Works great and keeps any "mess" from the spray well contained inside the pan. I use this for all my rifle reloading including my 338LM with no stuck case issues etc.
 
Ganderite said:
I lube and size cases several hundred at a time. To lube them I use a plastic pail and swirl the cases with a 1" worm of Lee lube spread around the inside of the pail. It puts a thin film on the case with a little tiny bit around the case mouth to keep the inside of the neck lubed.

It takes about 30 seconds to lube 100 cases.
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Genius! I was thinking that there must be a better way after lubing 20 cases individually!
Thk
 
Boomer686 said:
I use the Dillon case lube. Pour my cases in a deep baking sheet then spray them and roll them around. Works great and keeps any "mess" from the spray well contained inside the pan. I use this for all my rifle reloading including my 338LM with no stuck case issues etc.
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+1, I use it for everything and apply it the same as Boomer686. Works great, no stink, good for your hands and it's cheap.
 
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