one shot case lube spray

[roval]

it says it should not affect primers and powder. can you just spray a bunch of cases in a Ziploc bag to coat all the cases, resize and continue process without having to repolish the bras to remove the dried up lube?

 

[horsemen61]

Yes you can at least that's what I do ymmv

 

[oneounceload]

It id also some nasty stuff as far as breathing and skin contact; IIRC, it has a warning about being a carcinogen. Imperial sizing wax and similar products as well as some that are citrus-based are safer and tend to work better as well; might want to check some of them out.

 

[4895]

I spray with oneshot, resize, then tumble to remove lube. Then I trim and finish processing. I also give them a final polish before boxing/labeling with date and load info.

 

[roval]

i'd prefer not to have to retumble if I don't have to. I don't have a progressive like a dillon but I was wondering what lube they were using if they were doing sizing priming etc as a continuous process.

 

[Poper]

If every case is not well coated with the "One Shot" lube, you could stick a case in a die. Please don't ask how I know this.

I no longer use "One Shot" and only use Imperial Sizing Wax. It may be a little slower, I wipe the the cases clean in lieu of retumbling, but I really hate having to use my RCBS stuck case removal tool. As a mater of fact, I have been using ISW for so long, I am not sure where my stuck case removal tool is stored....

Poper

 

[mtrmn]

Be sure to give it plenty time to DRY before you start resizing. AT LEAST 10 minutes. Go fix a pot of coffee or something.

Every stuck case I've experienced was when I used 1 shot. I make my own now with liquid lanolin I bought online and denatured alcohol. Or I use the Imperial wax. Back in the day I used STP oil treatment with very good results. I always tumble after sizing to remove lube no matter what I use. Corncob or walnut media with a couple ounces "paint thinner" - mineral spirits.

I use a Dillon 550b to load all my ammo, but I resize bottleneck brass on a single stage press-not the Dillon. I always check case length and trim etc after resizing, which interrupts the progressive process anyway. I load thousands of rounds of 223 and 308, so I do my loading in batches or stages.

On pistol rounds I always use carbide dies which require no lube for straight wall cases, nor do they need trimming. These I can run through the Dillon from start to finish uninterrupted.

 

[GJSchulze]

I use One-shot on my 9mm cases. I only spray one side and then shake the cases a little to spread it around. I have the Hornady nitride dies. They work fine without lube, but it's much easier to push and pull the press handle with them lubed. One can is good for thousands of cases. I don't clean them after and it doesn't seem to matter.

 

[USSR]

Yep, One Stuck works fine with handgun cases, especially when using a carbide resizing die. However, use something else with bottleneck cases.

Don

 

[Boxhead]

I have been using One Shot since it came out. I put the brass in a loading block and spray at an angle getting a bit inside the case neck. I resize, wipe with an old t-shirt and load. Never a problem.

 

[rcmodel]

Lose the zip-lock bag, and spray them in an open mixing bowl or Tupperware bowl.

Then hand stir them to distribute the lube while the solvent dries off.

If the solvent can't evaporate off and get out of the closed bag?

The lube will remain thin and stuck cases will result.

rc

 

[Weber]

I spray the cases in a ziplock bag, roll around flip over spray ome more and repeat.

Let dry, and then toss in the case feeder.

Decap, size, and trim.

Then I toss them in the ultra sonic to clean lube off.

 

[gamestalker]

I've been using a non aerosol, Dillon spray on case lube. I like it better than One Shot, it goes a lot further, and I've never even felt any resistance with bottle neck cartridges.

As for cleaning lube off, I'm rather OCD and won't powder, prime, or shoot a case that hasn't had the lube cleaned off.

GS

 

[plmitch]

I have never used this One-shot to lube cases. How many .30-06 cases would a can of this lube? I might have to try some.

 

[roval]

thanks for the replies will try sizing 223 brass tomorrow and make sure they dry up first. I do have a small tin of redding imperial sizing wax but will try the one shot first.

 

[Weber]

I have heard guys getting 10-20k cases lubed out of a can using the ziplock method.

 

[mtrmn]

Lose the zip-lock bag, and spray them in an open mixing bowl or Tupperware bowl.

Then hand stir them to distribute the lube while the solvent dries off.

If the solvent can't evaporate off and get out of the closed bag?

The lube will remain thin and stuck cases will result.

rc

Yes, be sure and take them out of the bag to dry. You can spray another batch while the first ones are drying.

plmitch: I'd say 1 can would do at least 500 3006 cases if you use a bag. If you spray them in a tray or something then more of the spray is wasted in thin air.

I had good results in lubing them one evening and coming back the next day to size them.

 

[plmitch]

Thanks!

 

[USSR]

Spraying into a ziplock bag with brass in it is okay. Then you can toss them around inside the bag to get them more fully coated. But then you've got to leave the bag open for a while to let the solvent evaporate.

Don

 

[LivewireBlanco]

I stand my cases up in a loading block and spray from all sides. Wipe all cases off after sizing with an old shirt. Works for me!

 

[joed]

I've used One Shot for probably 10 years and have no complaints. One tip I'll share is shake the can before spraying. This stuff seems to separate quickly so keep that in mind. If you don't keep the mixture shaken you will see stuck cases.

 

[conrad427]

I use a small card board box that holds about fifteen 30-06 cases with some room on the ends for the cases so they can roll back and forth. Spray the cases, roll them side to side and put them in the block. I do another batch while I wait for the stuff to dry. I like ONE Shot better than the old RCBS lube pad my press came with.
I only use Imperial when I am doing something silly like making .17 fireball out of .221 fireball.
I have found with Hornady dies that sizing goes a lot smoother when I dip the necks into Redding graphite. For some reason my RCBS dies don't seem to need the graphite in the necks.

Like the guy above I just wipe them off with an old t shirt if I am bothered.

 

[Scimmia]

I have never used this One-shot to lube cases. How many .30-06 cases would a can of this lube? I might have to try some.

If you're looking for a new case lube, One-Shot would not be the one to go with. Check the threads around here about stuck cases, you'll almost always find they were with One-Shot.

People will say it's because of misuse, but if it's that picky, why not use something else that just works in the first place? Dillon spray or Imperial wax are the general recommendations, and I have had very good experiences with them.

 

[Nickb45]

I use RCBS case slick (I think that's what's it's called). After I tumble them I dump them out on a plastic serving tray like you get at a fast food restaurant (no I don't steal them, it's at my machine shop, we buy them and have a big stack of them for parts), I spray them all then out them in a plastic shoe box. I use a dillon carbide die and have never had any issues.

 

[rskent]

I like one shot for 223. I just stand them up in a loading block and spray the inside of the necks. That seems to get enough on the outside as well. Once
I started spraying inside the necks my case lengths tightened up a lot. I guess the expander was pulling inconsistently on the way out of the brass.

3006 is the only other bottleneck cartridge I reload for. One shot definitely does not work for me on 3006. Imperial is the way to go.