Lube for Sizing Brass

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I love the Lee Lube. I put a little worm of it in a round container with 200 pistol cases or 50 rifle cases and swirl for 30 seconds/ Fast and efficient.

But it bugs me to pay $6.00 for stuff I know Lee buys for $30 per barrel.

I bought a liter of 3M cable pulling lube for $16. It works ok if I use lots.

I bought another brand today. Ideal yellow 77.

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It cost about $40, delivered, for a gallon.

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It is a creamy wax emulsion. Very slippery.
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I will re-package it into little plastic food containers form Dollerama.

I used it to size brass and to do some case forming. Worked perfectly.

I ordered from Great Lakes Supply. Delivered the next day.
 
The new lube is a wax emulsion. Works well and does not seem to cause dents. I use a cream type lube in a round container with the brass. A 30 second swirl coats all the brass with a thin film and puts a tiny dab on the case mouth to help lube the expander.

The lube has been re-packed in small containers. They are in my truck and I will give them away on the range to loaders and to the re-loading class I will teach.
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This video shows how I lube larger quantities of brass.

 
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Sizing Lube

The best lube I ever used & still do is "Imperial Sizing Die Wax" by Redding.
You need vey little , works great , no mess & what little remains is easily
wiped off . After I started using it I gave away all my other types , still in my stock.
 
cooey43 said:
The best lube I ever used & still do is "Imperial Sizing Die Wax" by Redding.
You need vey little , works great , no mess & what little remains is easily
wiped off . After I started using it I gave away all my other types , still in my stock.
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Agree, and it lasts a long, long time. Can I'm currently using I've had for over 20 years. - dan
 
Just sayin’ a small $10 tin of imperial sizing wax will last the average person a lifetime. Can’t think of any good reason to use anything else.
 
My procedure is to size a bucket of brass at a time and then tumble the brass over night. This polishes the brass, inside and out, and removes all trace of the lube.

So I don't know about powder sticking to the brass, because the brass is always clean.
 
legi0n said:
the reason is how long it takes to lube the inside of the necks
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Okay, not sure why one would want to do this, but it too just takes a second with dry lube or mica which can be bought in bulk at a craft store for less than the cost of a cheeseburger, and cleans up with no effort.

Could also just use a bushing die, and not use the expander at all. You certainly don't need to lube the neck for bullet seating.

Anyway, to each, his own.
 
Canuck65 said:
Okay, not sure why one would want to do this, but it too just takes a second with dry lube or mica which can be bought in bulk at a craft store for less than the cost of a cheeseburger, and cleans up with no effort.

Could also just use a bushing die, and not use the expander at all. You certainly don't need to lube the neck for bullet seating.

Anyway, to each, his own.
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I've started using bore mops on an RCBS tool handle with bit of Lee lube rubbed into it. A quick pass as I pick each case up does the job before sizing. I also adopted Ganderite's bucket lubing method for most stuff. It's just so damn fast and easy. Now I have a separate batch of the finer Hornady tumbling media that is just for lube removal with no polish added. I'm happy with this setup for my needs.
 
Canuck65 said:
Okay, not sure why one would want to do this, but it too just takes a second with dry lube or mica which can be bought in bulk at a craft store for less than the cost of a cheeseburger, and cleans up with no effort.

Could also just use a bushing die, and not use the expander at all. You certainly don't need to lube the neck for bullet seating.

Anyway, to each, his own.
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the reason for lubing the inside of the neck is that the expander is pulling the neck on exit potentially creating runout and the lube makes that pull less strong.
 
cooey43 said:
The best lube I ever used & still do is "Imperial Sizing Die Wax" by Redding.
You need vey little , works great , no mess & what little remains is easily
wiped off . After I started using it I gave away all my other types , still in my stock.
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This is the right answer. I tried a bunch of different options when I first started but this stuff is great and lasts forever.
 
supernova said:
I've started using bore mops on an RCBS tool handle with bit of Lee lube rubbed into it. A quick pass as I pick each case up does the job before sizing. I also adopted Ganderite's bucket lubing method for most stuff. It's just so damn fast and easy. Now I have a separate batch of the finer Hornady tumbling media that is just for lube removal with no polish added. I'm happy with this setup for my needs.
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I use a plastic brush, like a bore brush, for the same purpose. - dan
 
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