Howto: Lube cases on progressive press with case feeder

[theReloadist]

I want to share an idea how to easily lube cases on progressive presses with a motorized case feeder. I made a short howto video. I should work with pistol and rifle cases and lube will only be applied on the outside of the cases and makes the resizeing process really smooth.

 

[choppinlow]

Just get yourself some carbide dies for pistol or a RCBS lube die/decapper

 

[theReloadist]

... or a RCBS lube die/decapper

Why to spend extra money on a lube die? An extra lube die also occupies one station on the press.

 

[joem1945]

I tried lubled cases in my case feeder. Lube was everywhere and cleaning was BS. So now I just put preped cases in my 650.

 

[jmorris]

I just spray the cases in a cardboard box lid and let them dry before putting them into the collator.

A friend of mine has a modified drop tube and a device that lubes them as they fall through the tube.

 

[konertjm]

Even with carbide dies, a little lube helps. joem1945 uses prepped cases. those won't need any lube.
I use unsized cases when I load. simply spray a little Dillon or other brand spray lube on a
few cases. You don't have to spray them all, just a few on top.
Start your collator, and the action of the collator will spread a very thin layer oflube to all your cases.
While not required for carbide dies, it does make the resizing easier since there is much less friction to deal with.
No Collator? Put your cases in a container, spray a little lube on top, and roll around. This action gets enough lube on the cases to reduce the friction.
I have only done this for pistol, I don't currently load rifle.

Opps, just saw Jmorris reply. Works just as well.

 

[canuck257]

Loading 223 on a Piggyback I use a Lee Collet die, no lube needed.

 

[Paddy]

^^^ please explain.

 

[jaguarxk120]

Carbide dies and a spray of cheap furniture wax.

 

[cfullgraf]

Lee collet dies only size the neck. Lee suggests that lubricant is not needed.

Not appropriate for rounds to be used in a semi-auto rifle.

 

[jmorris]

Lee collet dies only size the neck. Lee suggests that lubricant is not needed.

Not appropriate for rounds to be used in a semi-auto rifle.

Or fired out of a rifle they were not originally fired from.

I only neck size for brass that came out of the same bolt gun it is going back into. Everything else is FL sized.

 

[Mad Chemist]

Take a small cardboard box with lid (try a bulk bullet box) and spray the cases with Hornady One Shot. Close lid and shake. Let sit for about 5 min then load the case feeder. Works perfectly for me.

 

[stubbicatt]

I found that a 1 to 6 mixture of Lee case lube and ISO alcohol in a cheap walmart bottle with a spray atomizer combined with a gallon ziplock bag did a good job. Squirt about 6 pumps in the bag, toss in a handful of brass, roll around between my hands and fingers to distribute the lube, empty on an old screen to dry. Add more cases and more lube as needed. Once dry, they don't stick to anything, dust doesn't stick to them, and they feed through a case feeder just fine.

YMMV

 

[1KPerDay]

Take a small cardboard box with lid (try a bulk bullet box) and spray the cases with Hornady One Shot. Close lid and shake. Let sit for about 5 min then load the case feeder. Works perfectly for me.

Yep. Bulk lubing handgun brass to ease effort in carbide dies is the one thing One Shot is good for, IMO. I do buy it for that. I do 500-1000 cases in a plastic bucket at a time; spray, shake, spray, shake. Let them sit a while and load.