Hornady One Shot sticky?

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I've been having troubles with my LNL AP press with the case activated powder drop sticking and catching. So, I went out and got some graphite. What a mess. Never again. That graphite gets black stain everywhere and only does a half-arsed job anyhow. So, I bit the bullet and called Hornady and ordered a can of their one shot (as they advertise in their LNL AP press set up video).

Right on the can it says that it's a dry lube and that it's designed for use in reloading presses. So I liberally spray the lube all over my powder measure. To my dismay, it's anything but a dry lube. Instead the lube left a sticky film all over everything that absolutely loves to stick to and clump powder. Has anyone else used Hornady One Shot to lube their press? Did you find the same result?
 
I always thought that it was a case lube. Could it be a case where just because a little is good more is not better. Try cleaning it off and just a light spray. I have never used it so maybe someone else will come along who has. Good luck.
 
Use carb cleaner. I used it when i got my LNL and havent had any problems in 3000 rounds of loading with three different powders.

***One HUGE warning!!!!!! DO NOT GET ANY ON THE PLASTIC HOPPER!!!!! Remove it and any rubber pieces and then just drench all the metal parts in it, air dry and reassemble. Carb or throttle body cleaners also have dry lube built in but you wont see any evidence of it
 
That is strange. I used the one shot cleaner and dry lube to clean all my LnL AP parts before setting up my press. Even did the powder measure just like they show in their set-up video. I had no issues at all, everything works as advertised.
 
I bought both the case lube and the dry lube for presses. It's the lube that says right on the can that you can use it for gun cleaning and presses and dies that I used on the powder measure (I triple checked I had the right can, and even tried doing it twice). Rather frustrating.
 
Oneshot gun cleaner and dry lube, take the powder drop apart, spray it down and then wipe off excess and leave to dry, never had a prob using it, but i had to order from budget shooters as hornady would not ship it to Canada.

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Yep, maybe it's a bad can or something. I know what Hornady sent me was exactly what I'm supposed to be using, it's the "gun cleaner and dry lube" version. I have to wonder if maybe there was an issue at the factory and a wrong label got put on my can.

I went to CT and got some of the carb cleaner. Seems to work alright. Leaves a whitish residue on the metal. Only downside is that the parts have to be 100% dry or it makes the gunpowder stick something bad to the internal parts of the tubes. I know that wasn't a problem with this mysterious can of One Shot, because it had over a month to dry.
 
I use spray graphite to lube my press.
The down side is that you have to use it like paint.

In my case I disassemble the press and put the parts that need lube on newspaper.
Then spray all sides of the part and reassemble the press.

The up side to this is that it has to be done only once every 2 years or more.
I load roughly 2000 - 3000 rounds per year so your mileage may be different. Another benefit is that nothing (as in expended powder, dust and the like) sticks to the parts.
 
Used electrical contact cleaner to degrease then "Jig-a-Loo" graphite as a lube. You have to mask parts and be careful using graphite but I happily load away since setup,, 45 ACP, .223, 38 Super, nary a problem.
 
If there is residue left over after using carb cleaner then there was some serious gunge on the parts before. Its all I use on the press and it has never left any residue. I cleaned the powder drop the first time I put it togther and have loaded around 3000 rounds since and have never done more than blow it out with compressed air between powder changes. Never had lube problems.

On another note, after a couple thousand rounds I noticed my powder measure was turning a bit at a time until it was not locked in and just got lifted up by the casing instead of fully actuating. If you have that problem its easily fixed. Drill and tap through the press body for a 1/4" allen head bolt. Drop the powder measure in and thread the bolt against it. No problems since I did that and it took about five minutes
 
I had the same problem as the OP when I got my LnL. Followed instructions and used the OneShot dry lube - and had the powder stick to the powder measure.

I cleaned the mess with brake cleaner, then cycled graphite powder through the powder measure. You can get it at Rona or HomeDepot right where they have keys cut. No mess, just collected the powder in a ziplock as I was cycling the powder measure by hand. I only had to do this once. On the outside, I use Ballistol or (sometimes) grease, it stays on longer, to lube linkages from time to time.

Never had a powder measure problem since. The gun powder keeps the measure lubricated on the inside.
 
moosedude said:
On another note, after a couple thousand rounds I noticed my powder measure was turning a bit at a time until it was not locked in and just got lifted up by the casing instead of fully actuating. If you have that problem its easily fixed. Drill and tap through the press body for a 1/4" allen head bolt. Drop the powder measure in and thread the bolt against it. No problems since I did that and it took about five minutes
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I had a couple of stations do the same .. I took some Teflon tape and gave a couple wraps around the bushing... It hasnt moved since ... 30 seconds and no drilling required
 
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