What about case lube?

All the good things said about Imperial sizing die wax are true! I started with RCBS sticky goo in the beginning, switched to RCBS Case Lube 2 (works geat and much easier to clean off), have used Lee with good results, but by far I have sized the most cases with soap. Grate half a bar of Ivory add 3/4 to one cup of water. You can stick it the microwave for a minute and create a gel that will cool and dry back to a creamy texture or just let the soap and water sit overnight and mash and stir. It goes on easy with the fingers and wipes off clean with a damp rag. I haven't ever tried One Shot or any other spray on lubes. Of the stuff you apply by hand.....If you are buying, buy Imperial. If you want simple effective and super cheap use soap. (Cleans the cases too)

I used the lube pad method from the start in 1972, decided to try Imperial sizing wax and I'd never go back. Each to his own I guess, they all work. hdbiker

Have only used Lee in the small amounts of bottle neckers I've reloaded up until now, and not mixed with anything. Recently got some One Shot which seemed to work ok so far, at least it is convenient and easy to use.


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Any one know how to thin beeswax? I made my own mixture which doubles as a cast bullet lube out of some crayons, candles, beeswax, left over cabelas spray lube(sprayer broke and I was getting stuck cases with it anyway) and some lee tumble bullet lube. The intent was actually for it to be just a cheap bullet lube but when I tried it on some magnum rifle cases the stuff works awesome as a case lube. My only complaint is it's a bit harder and thicker than I want for sizing wax, I have to warm a little up in my hand before its thin enough to go on the case. Just like the imperial wax, i have found a very small amount goes a very long way. Just handling the cases with my hands after warming it up in my hands is enough.

I use RCBS case lube on a lube pad for lots of rifle cases.

I have Redding Imperial sizing wax that I use sometimes.

In both cases, you have to be careful to not get too much lube on the cases that cause dents in the shoulder area during resizing. I tend to run a lubed case through the sizing die for every 2 or 4 cases resized. It keeps the amount of lubrication in the die to a minimum but it requires a "feel" to determine how frequently a lubed case need s to be run through the sizer die.

I've been dabbling with lanolin/alcohol mix on some small rifle cases like 204 Ruger or 223 Remington. It is working well as long as I let the alcohol flash off before running the case through the sizer. It does work nicely for easing the resizing of larger diameter handgun case like 45 Colt or 44 Special even though I use carbide sizing dies. Dillon or Midway make a commercial product similar to the home made mix. Lubing the case makes the resizing a bit easier. I tumble clean the case after resizing anyway so not effort/time lost.

I threw my RCBS lube pad and my last tube of lube in the trash many, many years ago. I got tired of the mess and went to Cabela's spray lube. I managed to to stick one 223 case with it when I first started reloading 223 which has been quite a few years ago also. I learned from that mistake and have never stuck another case of any kind. I only load 223 and 22-250 for rifles now but when I'm resizing 44 mag brass it gets sprayed too. Makes it much easier sizing them. I have no idea who manufactures Cabela's spray lube but I'm guessing Hornady.

Least favorite (that I have used) would be the RCBS 'roll on' stuff.
I reload 9mm (among other pistol calibers) w/o any lube as I wet tumble and include Armor All Wash and Wax in my cleaning solution.
About the only bottleneck rifle case I reload is 223. One Shot (Spray), Unique (paste) and RCBS Spray-on all work just fine for my needs.

Unique would be the most economical of those I've mentioned.

At ~$5~ for what maybe a decades worth of lube for some folks, I'm not quite sure why anyone,,,,,,,,,

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At ~$5~ for what maybe a decades worth of lube for some folks, and after all the hair-pulling heartache a fellow member went through here: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...f-2-500-cases-by-using-my-wet-tumbler.844915/ , I'm quite certain you'll never catch me experimenting with a home-brew!

Frankford lube is the same as Dillon,
Lanolin and alcohol.
Works well for me.

Dillon spray, but I don't load anything but .223 and 30 Carb.

Yeah it's sticky, but so is peanut butter.

I went from RCBS case lube to One Shot. That was certainly much better!

Ive been along time user of lano/iso homebrew, but Im tired of how difficult it can be to tumble off and the mess it leaves in my drums. Started looking around for a different lube, and a friend who processes brass for a living down in Florida recommended I try using PEG 75 lanolin at 12 to 1 ratio. The PEG 75 additive makes the lanolin water soluble, so it should wash off much easier.

This is what I bought:
https://www.floridasunshineproducts.com/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=41

I'll say...I'm super new to reloading. So far, I've using Dillon's case lube. The good? I works perfectly. The bad? Man...those cases are greasy. They don't gum up much, but boy, do they leave a mess on your hands any time you handle them. I'm not sure what to do with it moving forward, I'd rather not wipe off 1000's of rounds one at a time.

Another proponent of Imperial Sizing Wax.