applying case lube

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just tried the hornady one shot in the plastic bag....no mess, no fuss, no stuck cases, works good

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I use Mink Oil. I just put a little on my hands and fingers and then fondle each case for a second or two. Not terribly fast, but it works and doesn't require any thing more than you fingers, empty brass and lube. No spray bottles, cookie sheets, zip-loc bags or other kit. No waiting for anything to dry either. I can lube up 100 cases in just a minute or two, start to finish.

Yep...I add a latex type glove to the left hand. Swipe and "fondle"...haha
 
I don't use case lube when loading .45 ACP either.

I guess case lube is recommended when loading rifle cartridges, but I don't think it's nessesary when loading straight-wall pistol cases and using carbide dies.

If I had a progressive press for my pistol, I would agree; but I use a turret press with LOTS of handle pulls/cartridge. I load a lot of pistol cartridges.

With a very light application of alchohol and LEE sizing lube in a "plant mister" spray bottle, the pull is noticeably less on my arm and shoulder. Costs next to nothing, doesn't require any clean-up and works. What's not to like?
 
I load on a progressive press with a case feeder so handling individual cases is out of the question.

I tried one shot and stucka case so never again.
I converted to Dillon cas e lube which is lanolin and isopropyl alcohol and won't use anything else.

I use an old roasting pan and spray about 300 .223 cases at a time.
2-3 pumps then I pick up the pan and shake it around to get the cases to move around. 2-3 more pumps and another shake and they're good to go.
 
When I use spray lube, I stand the cases neck up in a few parallel lines, and spray down at the cases, at a 45 degree angle, from a couple directions. I've found this coats the sides, neck, and inside neck well. I tumble the brass after sizing.
 
I have an old cake pan that I put the brass in then spray lube then shake them up. Has worked good for years.
 
+1 for the plastic baggie method. I use FA spray, and I reuse the same bag until it breaks or gets too cruddy with tumbler dust. I fold it up and wrap it around the bottle fixed with a piece of tape for next time.

In my ongoing quest to see what's too little, the other day I put one pump of the FA in the used but dry bag, added 197 .223 cases, shook/kneaded for ~20 seconds, dumped them out and started sizing, immediately, before they were dry. Perfect. I dunno if I'm ready to try that using a virgin bag, yet. I suppose the leftover lube in the bag helped out.
 
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Regarding One Shot, I wonder how many of those reported stuck cases happened after the lube in the can ran low and the user was intermittently spraying the leftover aerosol ingredients. Or maybe the can got turned upside down at one point, so some of the cases got sprayed, but with no lube. Like how you turn a can of spray paint upside down to clean out the nozzle. When you stand up the cases and try to spray them from every angle, maybe you're inducing a bit of missed spots when you're tilting the can around. I bet the tumble/baggie method would reduce some of those problems by spreading out the lube and fixing any missed spots.
 
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Regarding One Shot, I wonder how many of those reported stuck cases happened after the lube in the can ran low and the user was intermittently spraying the leftover aerosol ingredients.

Maybe. I have had problems with bottle neck cases with One Shot with a full can or near full can. No problem with 30 Carbine in steel dies.

With a aerosol can, I can tell when the spray stops and I am only getting propellant out of the nozzle. The sound of the spray changes when the atomizing of the liquid stops. I adjust my spraying technique to coat the area missed.

Hornady does say to shake the can before using. I suppose some might not shake the can causing the can to exhaust one ingredient or the other prematurely. If only the carrier solvent is sprayed, it will not lubricant no matter how long it is allowed to dry.
 
Thanks again,for all the replys! I was mostly interested in the method that everyone uses for spray lube,like Dillon or FA.The discussion about what everyone uses and their results was also interesting, and imformative. Dillon recommended using a cookie sheet, but I was not real happy with that. I finally settled on the zip loc bag deal, works ok for me. The half box idea sounds interesting,too! Thanks again, everybody. LIghtman
 
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