Case lube, Faster way?

[Thrash1982]

I just finished lubing some .223 brass for sizing using Lees sizing lube (the stuff that comes in a tube). Is there another easier, faster way to lube cases? I've seen some spray on stuff, any reccomendations on this?

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds.

 

[Steve Smith]

I have been using Midway spray on for over a year and it works fine. I have heard the Hornady is better. I recently lubed about 500 .223 cases with four squirts and some shaking.

 

[HSMITH]

Hornady One Shot is the ONLY way to lube cases, once you try everything else buy some Hornady so you never have to worry about it again. The best part is there is no need to clean it off, it won't hurt the powder or primer. You just wipe the outsides off or tumble for a minute if you don't want it on the cases and it is done.

 

[MoNsTeR]

I'll enthusiastically agree with the recommendation for Hornady One-Shot. Using anything else would be foolish!

 

[Jeeper]

Hornady one-shot is the bomb! I use a plastic shoe box and just cover the brass while shaking. I never wipe it off. You really dont need to. Definatley the best I ever tried especially for progresssive presses.

 

[Mr. Chitlin]

One more vote for Hornady One Shot!!

 

[Mal H]

And yet another vote for One Shot. Fill an aluminum pie pan full of a layer of shells, spray and shake a little. It isn't necessary to get 100% of the shell covered, except for the first one, because a little lube is left in the die each time a shell is sized so the following ones benefit from it.

 

[TKHover]

I also use Hornady-One-Shot. I made a lubing platform. I screwed 4 pieces of 3/8" plywood together to give me a 11"x6" platform. Starting 1" in on all 4 sides, I screwed 50 2" drywall screws 1" apart in to a depth of 1" deep with 1" of the srew still exposed. This can be adjusted to the size cases you're using. This was the length I used for 9mm, .38 Spl, .357 Mag, & .45 acp. I just hang the brass on the srews and sweep the 50 cases with the One Shot, turning the platform to get all 4 sides. The platform took me an hour to make and now I lube 50 cases in less than 10 seconds. Works great.
Tom

 

[Mikul]

I have had two stuck cases with Hornaday One-Shot. A representative from RCBS does not recommend it because of multiple complaints from their customers.

Dillon's lube is great.

 

[einnor1040]

I just got one of the RCBS lube dies for my 223's. It works great.

einnor

 

[Thrash1982]

Thanks for the responses everybody, I have a feeling that I will soon be changing the way I lube my cases.

Hmmm, lube dies? Sounds intriguing. How do they work? And how much do they cost?

 

[einnor1040]

The die has a little felt ring inside of it.There is a little hole in the top side of the die. You just squirt some lube in the hole and it soaks into the felt.When the case is ran thru the die it gets a small coat of lube on it. It also decapps the case.
It will last about a 100 rounds or so per fill.
I use it in a turret press. It works great.
Payed $27 for it from MIDWAY. Saw one on E-BAY go for $15 after I bought mine.

einnor

 

[Thrash1982]

Thanks einnor, I'll definately have to look into those.

Almost the same price as a set of Lee dies and able to save a bunch of time with lubing, definately worth checking it out.

 

[einnor1040]

This die is best used in a turret or progressive press. If you have a single stage press it will still work fine but there are better alternatives. The spray on stuff would probably serve you better.

einnor

 

[Dave P]

Another Idea

I tried some mica as a dry lube, with limited success. But when I mix it in alcohol and spray it on the cases - Viola! Works pretty well for FL resizing of 30-06 and 308.

 

[bogie]

A small amount of imperial die wax works VERY well, and wipes off easily...

But when I'm in Serious Production Mode for blastin' ammo, I use either One Shot (and I use enough...) or Dillon's spray, _or_ that "Pam" stuff from the supermarket. I prefer the butter flavored... I tumble after FL sizing.

 

[DAL]

when I mix...in alcohol

I find that a lot of situations work better in life with a just little alcohol mixed in.
DAL

P.S. That DOESN'T include anything to do with firearms.

 

[Bob C]

I use the RCBS lube in a plastic bottle.

A little of the lube on a strip of cotton cloth or on a couple of cleaning patches goes in a plastic container ( like a clean margarine tub, or a coffee can) with twenty or so cases. I then tumble this around by hand, and it leaves enough lube on the cases to work fine, and also leaves a bit on the case mouth which helps the neck sizer.

Trial and error will tell you how much to use.

After sizing I run the cases through the tumbler for an hour or so, which removes the lube and also cleans the worst of the primer residue. I use walnut hull media, and it doesn't stay in the primer pocket.

This idea was originally published in the American Rifleman about thirty years ago, and was submitted by a local judge in the town where I worked at the time. It's worked for me ever since.

 

[Edward429451]

I've been using Imperial die wax. It works good.

 

[dodgestdshift]

einnor:

On the RCBS lube die. Doesn't the felt get gritty from repeated use and eventually scratch the cases? I used to use an ink pad but it got dirty and I stopped using it. I now just wipe the lube on with my fingers, size, wipe and back into the vibrator media for a few minutes.

 

[Pumpkinheaver]

One shot