Anyone use COOKING spray as a case lube?

[R.W.Dale]

Holy cow! I tried some and was shocked! Once fired in ???? FA 43 30-06 cases were almost getting sucked up into my size die

Ive used various lubes on a RCBS pad or Lee lube paste applied with fingers and nothing has worked as well as one quick spritz of non stick cooking spray on a row of cases lined up on a towel and the rolled a couple times underhand.

I just used the generic wally world brand that according to the label is mostly soybean oil

 

[chris in va]

That's not gonna gum up the works, is it?

 

[R.W.Dale]

That's not gonna gum up the works, is it?

I'm sure not any worse than cast bullet lube, powder residue, dirt from range pickups or heck the case lubes we usually use. Trust me that stuff builds up too.

 

[Duce1]

I was told to try it .

I did and it does not work well for me like others have already stated it gums up the works in my experience with using it . I use ( Case lube 2 ) and think it is the best . I gave up on trying others after finding this case lube and use it only .

 

[chris in va]

Alright, you've got me curious. You're right...it really slickened up my sticky 9mm casings.

I used the Meijer "100% extra virgin olive oil" spray though.

 

[NCsmitty]

I like sticking(no pun intended)with a water soluble case lube. If you get much cooking spray in the case, it could affect the powder.


NCsmitty

 

[R.W.Dale]

I like sticking(no pun intended)with a water soluble case lube. If you get much cooking spray in the case, it could affect the powder.


NCsmitty

I've been tumbling after lube/sizing with walnut meda and 4 sprays of degreaser religiously ever since getting a tumbler. (super shiny brass)

I'm curious wouldn't pretty much ANY foreign contaminate in the propellant be pretty darn undesirable?

 

[ny32182]

Hornady One-Shot, which is what I use, says it "will not contaminate powder or primers".

I'm sure anything in enough quantity in the powder or primers is going to be a problem, and I don't know what properties of the lube allow them to make that claim, or what alternate materials would cause the problem in the same quantities.

If one-shot is the same thing as cooking spray, I'll be happy to switch to that. Cooking spray will always be around; dedicated case lube, maybe not.

 

[FROGO207]

My research on oneshot is that it is a mixture of pure lanolin and alcohol with a propellant. see frfrogspad.com and look under homemade lubes and cleaners. Lots of homebrew stuff there.

 

[Claymore1500]

While I don't load as much as some of the guys on this site, I have had good results with common silicone spray, I spray it on a shop rag next to the press (Dillon sd) roll the case on the rag and put it in the press, by the time the case gets to the third stage the lube has evaporated and dried. Leaving no mess and no gum.

 

[Remo-99]

My research on oneshot is that it is a mixture of pure lanolin and alcohol with a propellant.

Lanolin is the grease off the sheep's back and pretty gummy too boot, mix it with solvents and it makes a nice lubericant, but when the sovents dry out your back to gummy again, same stuff in wd40, rp7, etc.

 

[ny32182]

Hornady recommends letting it dry to a film prior to sizing the cases; sometimes I do this, and sometimes not. I find it actually works better as a freshly sprayed liquid.

This is why you tumble after sizing.

 

[interlock]

I use a mixture of lanolin and isopropyl alcohol and lanolin. i put it in a cooking spray thing to use and just warm it slightly before use on a radiator, it is fine. after pressing my cases i then wash them in a bowl of hot water and washing up liquid.

then i tumble them (sometimes)

 

[Walkalong]

RCBS Case Lube II & Imperial Sizing Die Wax are all I use.

 

[kestak]

Greetings,

I was told the lube Dillon sells is EXACTLY the same product than you can find at Lowes to lube pipes. Anyone knows which product it is a Lowes?

Thank you

 

[Duce1]

RCBS Case Lube II & Imperial Sizing Die Wax are all I use.

The RCBS case lube 2 is what I was talking about . Best stuff I ever found in my opinion .

 

[Walkalong]

It does work very well. It's water soluble and easy to clean up as well. If you don't have a tumbler, hot water will remove it. Then sun dry. I just squeeze a tiny bit on my thumb and first two fingers as needed to rub on the brass as I put it in the shell plate.

 

[Canuck-IL]

I was told the lube Dillon sells is EXACTLY the same product than you can find at Lowes to lube pipes. Anyone knows which product it is a Lowes?

Not pipes - wire pull lubricant. Several brands available, I last got Gardner Bender Wire-Aide from Home Depot, #79-006, greaseless, non-toxic, non-hardening, non-combustible, etc.etc. I think it was just under $5 for a quart. I like it better than Imperial - a little less tacky - a little on your fingertips goes a long way.
/Bryan

 

[Remo-99]

+1 for RCBS case lube II, It's all I use, wonderful stuff, cleans off fast in the tumbler, no job too big for it. No need for messing around with veggie oils and it goes a long, long, long way.

 

[ranger335v]

GB wire pulling lube (it eases wires/cables to be pulled through long conduits) is a soft soap (there are other brands). So are RCBS II, Lee lube and probably others, any of the water soluble types. It all works good but I get a little concerned about using anything in my sizer dies that might promote rust if conditions are right.

I prefer the soft waxes, Imperial and Unique or Kiwi Mink Oil boot treatment, paste floor wax, etc. Easy to apply, easy to clean from fingers and cases.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Been using RCBS Case Lube and pad for over 20 years now without one stuck case.

Figured that I might upgrade to a more modern case lube. WRONG!!! One Shot caused several stuck .30-06 cases (I did read and follow the instructions). One Shot DOES make good squeek remover in my wife's rocking chair though...

 

[y5e06]

I tried cooking spray of some sort (dont' recall brand/type details). had to get cases way too oily to work consistently. I didn't like the residue. Had a few -almost-stuck-cases- when trying to use sparingly. went back to my hornady paste-in-a-tub type lube. works well. I have the one shot too. Works OK, but even when following instructions or even applying heavily but there were a few cases that got a little to resistive. ended up using a little dab of hornady and no problem.
spray lube idea is nice, can prep a bunch of cases much faster. But ol' standby works great.

 

[oldreloader]

I started with RCBS lube when I started back in the late 60's.It has always worked for me.I size then wipe it off with a rag.

 

[tunnug]

Whatever you guys use do not use Pam, on another board someone used it and it messed up the cases to the point they almost threw them away, the pictures showed splotches on the cases and they had some get stuck in the die.

 

[PappyDC]

Olive/Canola Oil

I load volumes of pistol ammo. Ran out of one shot about a year ago. Tried the cooking spray. Not Pam...I use generic canola or olive oil. Pretty light stuff. My method now is use a plastic bread sack or wrapper. Spray about a 2 second burst to lightly coat the inside of the wrapper. Two handfuls of .45ACP brass (approx 50) are dropped in. Kind of "massage" the brass to coat. If beads of spray are getting into the casings then you are using too much spray. A little goes a long way.

I use mostly Dillon carbide dies and using a case lube makes the 550B smooth as "butta".

Can't really tell the difference between the spray and oneshot. Probably helps that I'm a cheap ba$**** with some things.

Note: had to use garlic flavored spray once...too stinky, but the little Beretta really liked it!