Is it supposed to smell like that?

I bought a box of reloading stuff at a garage sale today, mainly just wanted the Lee Press, but got a lot of other junk too. One of the things I got was a tube of Lee resizing lube. Tried to use it tonight since I'd never used it before, and immediately noticed the smell. I swear the stuff smells like old sardines. If the story I got was right, the lube is a few years old, does lube go bad? Regardless, I'm back to my old reliable, oily smelling, Hornady lube.

The Lee lube might go bad. IIRC it's some sort of organic wax.

I can't think of anything in it that should rot enough to smell like sardines. Anyway, if I had something that stunk and only cost a few bucks to replace, out it goes.

including a Lee O press, so I figure everything else is free, even the 257 Roberts dies. Now if I just had a rifle to match.

Okiecruffler: including a Lee O press, so I figure everything else is free, even the 257 Roberts dies. Now if I just had a rifle to match. Well, good Lord, man, you now have a perfect excuse for a .257 Bob! Otherwise, you'll have wasted a major part of your $10 investment! I really hate to see $2 - $3 go down the tubes...

Jaywalker

What did it smell like okie?? Worse than cosmoline...cosmo smell reminds me of my old granny's cellar....heheehehehe...mack

It's cheap. Pitch it if you're concerned.

There's no fragrance in the world as wonderful as cosmoline. This smelled like sardines after being hidden in a glove box in a hot car for 3 days. (don't ask how I know that smell). Was going to chunk it, but I'm sure I can find some use for it.:evil:

I have noticed when using Lee's lube that there is a very faint fish smell, nothing offensive about it thou. I figured some kind of fish oil was an ingredient.

that's how I got my .22-250 Remington.

Someone gave me a set of dies for .22-250; and I just had to.

Can't help with the fish smell.

... but I'm sure I can find some use for it.Have you tried it on Saltines yet?
:)

I just bought a Savage Striker in .308 that I was considering rebarreling. How cool would a .257 Roberts pistol be.:evil:

Saltines

:D ROTFL

When they start selling case lube in biscuit and gravy flavor I'll take a dozen.

You sure that smell was the lube and not your finger?

I'm very familiar with what my finger smells like.

The lube went with the trash truck yesterday morning, but not before one of my gunsmith cats tried to bury it. I'm telling you that thing wasn't natural.

Too bad you pitched the sardine lube. I was going to recommend you use it as coyote bait.