Some times your just wrong.....I have been stupid

[bigjim]

About 5 years ago I bought my first Dillon press and have been loading 20,000 to 30,000 rounds of 45 every year since and almost that much 9mm.



I have never used lube. Well that is not true.... I tried it but it was a sticky mess and a pain in the butt.

But I was reading on this forum about taking a plastic bag and spraying some hornady one shot inside then dumping brass in and shakeing it around some.


I tried it. OMG!!!!! I am such a idiot for not doing this before. Its like I have new and improved presses!! Every aspect of the reloading works better!!! So much less effort on the sizing stroke!!!

I don't think I will ever fail to lube my brass using this fast, clean, easy, cheap method again.

I took a bunch of 1 gallon sized zippered ziplocks and prelubed 10,000 rounds of brass in about 45 mins. I just store the preped lubed brass right in the ziplock and when I use it up I add another quck squirt of Hornady one shot and shake it up.

This my friends is something you just have to try ...... Don't be a stuborn moron like me.....

 

[Valkman]

I lube all my brass with One Shot - the difference it makes on the sizing die is significant enough to really save your arm and shoulder when you're loading alot of rounds.

I don't use a ziplock but a box top to squirt 'em down.

 

[Mikul]

If you lube them, aren't you supposed to clean them off after you size them so that the lube doesn't screw up your primers?

 

[bigjim]

Nope not with Hornady one shot and this bag method. No problems with primers

 

[WESHOOT2]

"Hello, my name is Tim, and I....."

"too, keep a can of Hornady One-Shot over my bench."

 

[Paul "Fitz" Jones]

Case Sizing Resistance in Presses

When using a hand operated or automated progressive reloader with carbide sizing dies I have a small snap top pill bottle with some automotive STP in the bottom and a half dozen ordinary Medicine cabinet "Qtips" soaking there. Before starting a reloading session or bullet lubing session I use one of the STP coated "QTips" to wipe the sizing die or bullet lubing die and I can definitely feel the lessening sizing resistance in my arm while cranking the reloader or luber handle. I use the "Qtips" as often as needed.

The Automotive STP lubricant lasts longer than other lubricant.

Fitz