Case Lube Removal After Loading

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Hey Guys,

I'm not sure if this has been asked as I could not find it when I searched but what is the best way to remove case lube from brass after loading. I do hundreds of 9mm at a time and cleaning each by hand with break cleaner is getting old fast.
 
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if you are shooting 9mm and need to clean off the lube, that would tell me you are using way to much. It should just be getting a light dusting with case lube and never enough to warrant trying to clean it off. I dust mine before they run through my Dillon and i have never needed to even consider cleaning it off after...
 
I was under the impression that any foren substance on the outside of the case can affect the contact of the brass to the wall causing pressure changes. I use "one shot" and only a little but the cases are still some what sticky to the touch after being ran through.
 
Brake cleaner and by hand? You must be a masochist! That can't be healthy handling brake cleaner for prolonged periods. Use the water/vinegar/liquid soap/pinch of salt solution if you must clean your brass by hand. Save up and buy yourself a tumbler of some sort.

Lube handgun cases? Are you guys using carbide or steel dies? I use carbide dies and I only lightly lube one case (if I remember) at the start of my resizing and run about 500 or so. After about 2k worth of cases, I'll take the die apart and give it a good clean and light oiling to prevent rusting.
 
I put a tsp or so of mineral spirits onto an old towel and dump 50-100 loaded rounds on it. Then fold it like a hammock and shake it around for 15 seconds or so. They come out clean and shiny.
 
To prolong my tumbler media from getting covered from lube, I had my wife sew the neck and the arms of a old sweatshirt and then toss 100 in it at a time and rattle and massage them around a bit. All I wanted to do is removed the excess lube. Works great. If it gets covered in lube inside I toss it in the next work clothes laundry load. 5000 45 acp and 3000 9mm a year were done this way.
I reload 10000 rounds a year and it would be hard on the media life to remove that much lube from the cases.
 
Dillon lube applied sparingly or Hornady One Shot will leave behind little enough residue that you don't need to clean it off. That said, if you have a lot of lube on your cases or just want them clean for handling, tumbling for 10-15 minutes should be fine.

While you don't need to lube cases with carbide dies, it does cut down the sizing effort and makes things run more smoothly. The difference isn't quite so big with 9mm as it is with larger diameter cases, such as .44 Magnum.
 
I haven't lube any straight wall pistol case ever, going on 6 years now and tens of thousands of rounds, and I reload several pistol calibers.

For rifle, I use Dillon lube and then brake cleaner on some newspaper a batch at a time. Works great and is very quick.
 
dinsdale said:
Carbide dies. Haven't lubed for a non-necked cartridge in years.
Load about 3k 9mm a year
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I found that a quick spray of case lube (Lyman, I think) on the inside wall of a 2 liter ice cream tub and a couple hundred (500... 600?) 9mm cases shaken around for a few seconds sure lowered the force required on the handle of the press, even with carbide dies. I don't bother cleaning the miniscule bit that gets transferred to the cases off.....

45 ACP and 38/357, I don't bother with the bucket. For some reason, the 9mm required more force to resize.
 
OldDude said:
I found that a quick spray of case lube (Lyman, I think) on the inside wall of a 2 liter ice cream tub and a couple hundred (500... 600?) 9mm cases shaken around for a few seconds sure lowered the force required on the handle of the press, even with carbide dies. I don't bother cleaning the miniscule bit that gets transferred to the cases off.....

45 ACP and 38/357, I don't bother with the bucket. For some reason, the 9mm required more force to resize.
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I am the same.
9mm only, one very light spray on about 30% of them then mix them up wit the rest. 9mm was my least favorite round to load until I tried this.
 
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