What do you use for case lube? And what do you tumble with?

[Grizzlypeg]

I bought mine at Wholesale Sports.

 

[9x19p]

I use RCBS lube applied with finger tips. Less is more.
Walnut or corncob in my Dillon 750, no polishers.

 

[667]

What is 99% ISP and where do you get it?

Isopropyl alcohol... I buy it at Walmart in their pharmacy area.
$5 for 500ml.
Liquid lanolin is available from those health food/vitamin hippy stores. If they don't carry it you can usually get them to order it in.
Or... Buy it on line... I got mine via Amazon.com

 

[SandRoad]

Isopropyl alcohol... I buy it at Walmart in their pharmacy area.
$5 for 500ml.
Liquid lanolin is available from those health food/vitamin hippy stores. If they don't carry it you can usually get them to order it in.
Or... Buy it on line... I got mine via Amazon.com

Fluid Film lubricant is lanolin, just not quite as pure a form as the stuff from health food stores.

 

[TwoTone]

Fluid Film lubricant is lanolin, just not quite as pure a form as the stuff from health food stores.

Fluid Film works great as case lube. I use a lube pad and just roll the cases over it.

Clean with stainless pins, I will never go back to vibratory.

 

[Great Crouton]

Imperial Sizing Wax is great for doing large rifle rnds but what do you use when you need to spray a ton of cases like for .223?

 

[EC]

Imperial Sizing wax and a tumbler with corn cob media. Never felt the need to go the stainless route, I am that not anal about it and couldn't care less if you can eat off the inside of the case.

 

[swissinn]

Burke's gun oil on a rag! Never had an over pressure issue ever. Works great and cleans them good too

 

[Alpheus]

RCBS lube.

Water, vinegar, dish soap, Lyman cartridge cleaner, hot water, distilled water, in that order. In a Lyman ultrasonic cleaner.

 

[Old30-06]

Lee Lube - like sizing wax, use very little

Corn cob in vibratory cleaner

 

[yomomma]

Lee lube..
Crushed walnut from the pet store with a little nu-finish

 

[neal]

Lee lube or imperial and a Lyman ultrasonic cleaner.

 

[Skaal-tel]

I use kiwi mink oil.

it's basically mink oil and silicone. Cheap as heck and available everywhere. Smells nice, no clean up. Works great.

 

[HIGHRPM]

A online home brew of liquid lanolin 1 part to 4 parts high strength alcohol, around 95 %. Wartm up the lanolin , mix into alcohol, shake and there you go. Super cheap, works fantastic and a simple wipe cleans off any residue ! For tumbling I bought a large bag of walnut shells from a pet store, again super cheap compared to the little containers at gun stores !

 

[mmattockx]

For case lube I use Imperial Sizing wax. A little goes a long way and its convenient to use.

I wish I could find some Imperial Sizing Wax, it is always out of stock.

I use RCBS case lube and tumble with ground walnut shells from Princess Auto. I put a cap full of Nu Finish Polish in with every load and a used dryer sheet to collect dust.


Mark

 

[rokoro]

For sizing cases I used the C-H case lube for years and a little RCBS lube. Turns out STP oil treatment is pretty much the same stuff and is way cheaper. For the inside of case necks I use powdered graphite applied with a Q-tip. Go to John Deere for the graphite. About $6 buys a lifetime supply.

 

[07blackwater]

I use RCBS lube applied with finger tips. Less is more.
Walnut or corncob in my Dillon 750, no polishers.

Same here but with a thumbler's tumbler.

 

[fred0000]

plinking/AR ammo gets home brew lanolin/alcohol spray lube, toss 50-100 in the sink filled with a little dishsoap and toss around then dry with a hair dryer/let sit overnight.
match/accuracy ammo, LEE paste lube, polish by hand with steel wool.

 

[07blackwater]

plinking/AR ammo gets home brew lanolin/alcohol spray lube, toss 50-100 in the sink filled with a little dishsoap and toss around then dry with a hair dryer/let sit overnight.
match/accuracy ammo, LEE paste lube, polish by hand with steel wool.

I gave up on the lee lube because it builds up in the dies and ends up denting case necks. Never had a stuck case with it though. The RCBS is a LOT easier to use. Try it.

Like 9x19p said, a little on the fingers is all you need. I just coat my fingers with a drop or 2 every 10th case or so and roll the case in my fingers as I'm putting it in the press. Cleans up fast with a quick tumble too.

 

[HKMark23]

Wet stainless tumbling... Built a tumbler that can do 800 .223 cases at a time.

Lube... Home made "bootleg" recipe.
1 part liquid lanolin 12 parts 99% ISP

I've used several lubes over the years... This home brew is by far the best.
And it's dirt cheap

X2 none better. Lanolin doesn't bugger up powder. I believe that's because its a wax, not an oil (or so I've read )