case lube

I have been using Imperial Sizing Die Wax for years now also, it works great, wipes off easily and a can lasts forever as you only use a swipe on your finger every few cases.
 
Silverback said:
I have been using Imperial Sizing Die Wax for years now also, it works great, wipes off easily and a can lasts forever as you only use a swipe on your finger every few cases.
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:)That says it all.


22to45, A long way back, I used a similar process to what you've described except I used STP instead of 2 cycle oil. It worked fairly well as I recall but for the reasons Silverback has mentioned, Imperial is my #1 choice.
 
22to45 said:
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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I do the same. Works great and is cheap too.
 
Want a lifetime supply of spray lube?

This sounds more complicated than it is.

Purchase 1 x 4 Oz bottle of anhydrous lanolin from a health food store or pharmacy $10.00.

Purchase a 1/2 Litre of 99% rubbing alcohol from Shoppers, $5.00.

Boil a pot of water like you do for spaghetti and then remove it from the stove.

Place the alcohol in a steel mixing bowl and lower the bottom of the bowl into the boiled water, (to safely warm the alcohol). After 5 min the alcohol will be sufficiently warmed, add the anhydrous lanolin and stir.

You've just made 3/4 liter of, water soluble, spray lube thats as good as any you can buy ($15.00). The anhydrous lanolin will stay in solution permanently. Store your case lube in the screw cap bottle the alcohol came in except for the extra 4 oz which goes into a small spray bottle.

Put your brass in a plastic reloading tray 50 at a time and give em a light spray. The lube will nicely coat the brass in seconds.

Lasts eons. 2 Oz of RCBS smear on costs $5.00.
 
I spray some Fluid Film on a microfiber cloth and just roll the cases across it. Just a faint residue is enough. It wipes off easily or comes off easily in the tumbler.

Cheap, a can would last a long, long time.

An added benefit is that it protects the sizing die from corrosion too, unlike the water soluable lubes.

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Large ziplock bag with a couple of shots of Lyman quik lube spray and a 1/2 inch line of Lee case lube, does 200 308 cases. Shake!! A quick 15 minute polish after resizing and they are ready to trim, bevel, chamfer, clean primer pocket then start the reloading process.

For pistol I use the cookie sheet with Lyman quik lube spray, it just makes everything flow smoother. 1130 45acp bullets reloaded in 1 hour with a dillon XL650. Sore shoulder for next 4 days says it wasn't worth it.
 
I use the RCBS pad and lube. 3 lubed cases and then I run one dry. No issues.

I did use Lyman spray lube. but I found it too messy and I had issues with primer pockets being filled with excess lube and killing primers.
 
I used to use RCBS lube and a lube pad. The thing I didn't like about it was you had to clean the lube off the cases or they would get sticky. I used to resize my brass then put them in a bucket with a bit of gasoline (just enough to cover the cases) usually for 5 to 10 min. Then I would pluck them out and place them in an old reloading tray upside down and leave them over night. Reprime the next day.

Earlier this year I got turned onto 'Hornady One Shot Case Lube'.... Best stuff ever. I just line up all my cases in a row, spray the bodies and the inside of the necks with a quick spray, let stand for about 1 min (or longer if you forget) and start re-sizing your brass. Once you are done re-sizing, you can go right into re-loading as the one shot is safe for primers and powder.... I usually give them a wipe with a rag to clean up any residue.

Cheers!
 
Over the last 35 or so years we have tried them all and have found that ,the best yet is Hornady one shot with dyna glide. Light spray outside and inside the case mouths, will not contminate primers. After resizing a light wipe and it is gone.
 
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