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i was loading up 357 brand new starline brass. i still run it through all the stages of my progressive and being squeaky clean it causes more friction than if i had it slightly dirty from tumbling. its buttery smooth if i use wax every few rounds but it gets tiresome..in the past I've tumbled new brass to get it dirtier and easier to size.....would putting baby powder in the container of new cases work as well ?
seems like it would. anybody tried it.
 
I also use One Shot. I toss a couple handfuls of brass into a beer flat, make a light pass spraying the One Shot, and then shake the box to get everything circulated. No one piece gets lube all over it, but enough pieces get enough lube somewhere on them to leave a residue on the die when sizing. That slight residue makes the difference.

If I start to see excess lube on the cases after sizing (a ring of lube) I know to use less on the next batch. Enough lube gets on the case mouths to keep the belling insert from sticking as well. Good luck.
 
I also use it when I seat bullets. I spray them in the little baggie, just like the cases. I can not measure runout yet, but the ogive to cartridge base measurments became much more consistent.

I really like OneShot.:)
 
I lube all cases, rifle and pistol. Most folks I know that try it continue to lube pistol cases because it makes the operation much smoother, even if you don’t have to.

I am not a fan of one shot but it would be fine for pistol cases.
 
I'm assuming that you are using a carbide sizing die. Just spray the brass with cheap furniture spray wax, Use a plastic shopping bag and tumble the case's
to coat them, let dry. You will find that small amount of wax works wonders.
 
I spray One Shot into a plastic bag, then add clean brass and seal the bag. I rotate the bag around, coating all the cases with One Shot. I leave the cases in the bag until I'm ready to reload them,
 
I'd be wary of the perfumes and/or any other additives in the powder along with the powder itself, as for how it may contaminate or affect powder/primer performance. I also don't like to have a lube on the inside of the necks on magnum revolver cartridges, that are prone to bullet jump without. I would stick with tumbling first with corncob and maybe a tad of Nu-Finish, or with the standard case lubes. Sometimes shortcuts get ugly fast.
 
I am constantly trying to keep all the crap out of my dies that I possibly can. Yes, my new Starline brass is stickier and as others have said a little lube helps. Myself, I use Imperial case wax, just a finger touched to the wax is good for several.

Yes, it takes a little longer but that's ok. Funny thing, I started with a single stage, went to turret, and then began the process of talking myself into a Dillon. High speed, well higher speed production became paramount in my mind. Loading only for .223 (starting .308), .45 acp and 9mm in semi auto guns.
Then the day came when long gun accuracy came of interest, and the quest for a Dillon grew stronger. Then, not quite being totally satisfied with the SPR AR15 I built, got into bolt guns and precision reloading. My quest for quanity diminished and quest for precision grew. This tilted my interest away from progressive! Still would be nice for handgun sounds! I guess the point is, applying a little lube and the time it takes doesn't bother me so much now. With rifle rounds, cases are lined each time, new pistol brass just the first time is necessary...with carbide dies anyway.

Russell
 
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I use a lot of One Shot. It's fast easy and makes for smooth loading on a progressive. I keep hearing 1 to 10 mix of liquid lanolin and alcohol works great.
Maybe that's what One Shot is?. I ordered some lanolin yesterday to try.
 
drunkenpoacher said:
I use a lot of One Shot. It's fast easy and makes for smooth loading on a progressive. I keep hearing 1 to 10 mix of liquid lanolin and alcohol works great.
Maybe that's what One Shot is?. I ordered some lanolin yesterday to try.
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Not sure what One Shot is but I don't think it is lanolin. The Dillon case lube is reported to be lanolin/alcohol mix.
 
drunkenpoacher said:
I use a lot of One Shot. It's fast easy and makes for smooth loading on a progressive. I keep hearing 1 to 10 mix of liquid lanolin and alcohol works great.
Maybe that's what One Shot is?. I ordered some lanolin yesterday to try.
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That's exactly what I do with all my handgun brass, used in Dillon dies..
FWIW: I use the gas line drier-Heet, in the Red bottle, for my 12:1 ratio. Works GREAT, and no problems through my dies..Bill.
 
royal wrote:
...would putting baby powder in the container of new cases work as well ?
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What's in the baby powder? If it is talc, then I would avoid it. If it is cornstarch, then it probably wouldn't hurt anything assuming the other ingredients in it don't present a problem. But if you're tumbling anyway what is gained by using the baby powder that you couldn't get from just tumbling the brass for a few minutes will well used (i.e. dusty) media?

Like Hooda Thunkit, I use Unique case lube regardless of whether or not the dies are carbide. I tumble the lube off the cases after they are sized.
 
Baby powder can collect in the sizing die and cause unwanted dents and such. Also difficult to get it all out. Had a buddy try this year' ago. He now just lubes his cases like everybody else
 
Allen One1 said:
Not sure what One Shot is but I don't think it is lanolin. The Dillon case lube is reported to be lanolin/alcohol mix.
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Hornady One Shot contains n-Hexane (CAS 110-54-3),Petroleum Gases, Liquefied, Sweetened (CAS 68476-86-6..whatever all that means, I'm not a chemist. Just know it works but was surprised to see "Petroleum" in the ingredients.
 
I put 50 cases in a rack, then turn them upside down on the load desk. I lightly spray the outside 10 with One Shot which puts lube on every fifth case. That works very well for me.
 
1976B.L.Johns. said:
Hornady One Shot contains n-Hexane (CAS 110-54-3),Petroleum Gases, Liquefied, Sweetened (CAS 68476-86-6..whatever all that means, I'm not a chemist. Just know it works but was surprised to see "Petroleum" in the ingredients.
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I think the "lube" part is proprietary. The rest is the solvent and propellant.

I have always wondered what it is. I have looked for an msds in the past. I would not be suprised if it was an almost soluable wax similar to Unique, as it does not build up on, nor absorb into my skin.
 
if somebody's tried it and didnt work out then I'll leave it be. i was using imperial sizing wax every few rds but like i said its cumbersome considering its pistol.

regarding tumbling new brass even though I've done it before, it is messy. i may try one shot again since its just pistol brass.

the dies are carbide .
 
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