I Now Lube my Handgun Cases

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IDIOT i have been not lubing hand gun cases for years at this moment packing 9s and used a lil lube what a treat think i will try it with the wife tonite.
THANK YOU
 
I found that it's not much different either way for 38 spl, but for 357 mag ... holy smokes batman WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!
 
Well, I'm convinced. Next time I load a batch of pistol ammo, I'm gonna try it. Never too old to learn new tricks.
 
Carbide dies were originally developed to prevent the need for lubrication of straight walled pistol cases.

Lubing will certainly not hurt anythiing, but assuming your cases are tumbled or washed clean, and you have a quality carbide sizing die,

There's absolutely no need to lube! :):)
 
Lubing A cartridge case to be sized by a carbide sizing die I’d have to ask myself “Why did I buy a die set with carbide sizing die in the first place.:what::what:

The answer would be not to have to go thru the procedure of lubing the case and then removing the lube.:uhoh:

Each to their own but a masochist I am not.;):D
 
When resizing for pistol, I lube every 10th or so case.

This is easily done: lube a bunch and set those close at hand. Feed the die from another bunch unlubed cases equally close at hand. Reach for a lubed case when you notice resistance building, and you're back to licketyslip press action.

I lube using the RCBS pad, with RCBS lube very sparingly applied. Sparingly is the key word here - more is not better. I also don't bother wiping any of the sized or loaded cases as they have so very little lube on them that it does not affect performance in the mag or gun.

For those who say it is a waste of time or money because they use carbide dies (who doesn't use carbide pistol dies ???) I suggest you try it just once, with a single case. The difference is remarkable.
 
[QUOTECarbide dies were originally developed to prevent the need for lubrication of straight walled pistol cases.

Lubing will certainly not hurt anythiing, but assuming your cases are tumbled or washed clean, and you have a quality carbide sizing die,

There's absolutely no need to lube!
][/QUOTE]

Right, there's no need to lube, but then again I dislike working ANY harder then I need to, thats 1 reason why I lube my pistol cases when using carbide dies Its also why I drive vehicles with power styearing and power breaks

[QUOTEI would probably lube all of my pistol cases too if I used Lee dies!
][/QUOTE]

Ment in jest? Lets hope so
 
You dont have to, but it does make a difference with the longer pistol cases. .380 & 9mm arent worth the trouble, 45acp I can notice a little difference, 44mag and 45 colt, a quick shot of one shot in a plastic shoe box before sizing makes things go noticeably smoother. Its not just the Lee dies either, I use Hornady dies for my 45 colt, and the TiN coating still appriciates a little lube.
 
Yep, I tried it and it does indeed make sizing easier, as expected. Still not worth the trouble. NOT having to lube cases is the whole point of carbide dies.


The answer would be not to have to go thru the procedure of lubing the case and then removing the lube.
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Exactly!!!
 
CraigC:
That was brave...admitting you tried it.
I respect you for that:)

As I said, if you can feel it, you used too much(patch too moist).
If you can't feel it, there's no need to remove it either, so the is NO "then removing it".
Exactly!!!
 
[QUOTEYep, I tried it and it does indeed make sizing easier, as expected. Still not worth the trouble. NOT having to lube cases is the whole point of carbide dies.


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With arthur in all the joints of my hands and arms anything to make it less painful is appreciated Lube encluded, carbide or not,
 
Anyone try to lube pistol cases with Ballistol?.....won't harm powder, pretty slick stuff.....but for sure cleaning the carbide die occasionally would be a good thing to do and then a light coating of a lube of some type inside the die before using again couldn't hurt either....what say you fellers?
 
Irish Bird Dog said:
Anyone try to lube pistol cases with Ballistol?.....won't harm powder, pretty slick stuff.....but for sure cleaning the carbide die occasionally would be a good thing to do and then a light coating of a lube of some type inside the die before using again couldn't hurt either....what say you fellers?
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Thanks - works great for me. I put a small amount of Ballistol on a GI patch. Placed in a gallon ziplock bag, along with some 9mm cases, after a few tumbles - started full lenght sizing in a carbide die - much easier that dry.

Then placed in my vibrating tumbler with Lizard Litter and Nu-finish for about 4-5 hours.

Works great - thanks again
 
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With arthur in all the joints of my hands and arms anything to make it less painful is appreciated Lube encluded, carbide or not,
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I can certainly understand that.

I'm even having issues with my right shoulder, a possible torn rotator cuff but I still wouldn't bother with lubing straightwall pistol cases. Loaded 200rds of .44Mag on the Dillon 650 last night without too much trouble.

PS, I used the Hornady spray can for my little experiment.
 
I have to agree, doing magnum cases with the lube is just SO much easier. I thought I was in heaven the first time I did it with my 500mag cases.
 
I have always lubed 30 carbine cases with lee case lube( rub on hands then run hands thru about 200 cases-works good)
When I was running hundreds of pistol cases thru my Dillions I never lubed my cases.
Waste of time.......
 
cheygriz, maybe the lube or no lube decision is driven by sizing die internal dimensions. Machine tool cutters wear out and are changed periodically, so die dimensions vary within SAAMI specs through a production run.

Guys who lube probably have tighter pistol dies.
 
dagger dog said:
Carbide Dies, and Imperial Sizing Wax, a match made in HEAVEN
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I couldn't agree more.

Hangingrock said:
Lubing A cartridge case to be sized by a carbide sizing die I’d have to ask myself “Why did I buy a die set with carbide sizing die in the first place.

The answer would be not to have to go thru the procedure of lubing the case and then removing the lube.
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Depending on the caliber, I might only use a tiny amount of Imperial on every tenth case. Makes a world of difference. The best thing is how it improves the "feel" you get, as there is so much less friction to overcome.
 
I thought I was the only one doing this, I had problems with my 44mag and 45LC brass getting scored and difficult to size. Started spraying them and cleaned the resizing die, too easy. Been doing this for 2 years now and it makes a huge difference for me. I now do it before running the 40s&w through the RCBS GRX resizing die. I will look into the other lubing sprays, I have had problems with 45-70 and the 1-shot. Always looking for a better way to do things, Jared
 
rfwobbly,as I said before:

No fancy , high cost sprays are needed.
A barely moist 30 cal cleaning patch in the plastic jar or cool whip container will do the samething.
And that's barely moist with ANY kind of oil or lube.
Motor oil, gun oil, 3in1 oil, olive oil...any kind of oil works.
Put some clean brass in, put on the cover and roll it around for a minute...done.

If you can feel the oil on the cases after, you used too much lube!
I'm talking barely a film coating of oil.
And there's no need to wipe anything off after sizing/loading.

Unlike the spray, NONE of the oil gets inside the case with this method, none.
YMMV
 
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