Case lubing

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I basically do the same but use the lanolin and alcohol mixed spray. Easy and tumble after the bullet is made.
 
I basically do the same but use the lanolin and alcohol mixed spray. Easy and tumble after the bullet is made.
I chatted with a fellow who complained about his .223 rounds getting stuck all the time. He unfortunately became an expert in stuck case removal. I told him about the Lanolin and HEET case lube trick you mentioned (and I use religiously) and he hasn't pulled a stuck case in ages now!
 
There's a third way to approach lubing, sizing, and cleaning, and I have been employing it for quite some time with good results:

First, when you get home from the range rinse the fired cases in plain water and set them aside to dry. The whole purpose of this step is to remove dirt, sand, and grit that could harm the sizing die. This is all the case prep that many of the guys at my range ever do; their cases aren't pretty, but they seem to work just fine.

Next, size and deprime. I tend to lightly lube even handgun cases resized with carbide...just a little Imperial on your fingers makes the process smoother and easier.

Finally, tumble. Besides cleaning the cases, you're now removing the lube. I wet tumble, but dry tumbling with corncob and/or shells also does the trick.

After experimenting with all of the processes listed above, I finally settled on this one, and I am quite happy with it.
 
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