Lube for case sizing

Will definitely use what I have at the moment before thinking about getting something different. Just have to learn how to properly use it. Thanks again.
 
RC: "...roll padding one at a time..."
Yes one at a time would get tedious, but 10 or more can be rolled at one time on a standard size ink pad.
 
Will definitely use what I have at the moment before thinking about getting something different. Just have to learn how to properly use it.
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This stuff all tends to have pluses and minuses.

Some is just a minus (the hammer in Lee loaders in my view but other do fine with them?)

The best approach is to read the responses that support the case for why its liked or disliked

For the Hornady One shot, I just re-spray them a bit if its gets a bit sticky.

I smear the lube around on the case as I am putting it into the press.

Sometimes I miss and a stuck case. Takes a few minute to extract.

Again I am after as much speed as I can get in the process, the pads work, more messy for me than I like but I used one for a long time.

Not right nor wrong but how it works out for the person operation.
 
The Lanolin and Alcohol mix is basically Dillon Spray Lube.
I too have been mixing my own. It works great. I spray my cases on an RCBS Lube Pad and roll them.
I tried the Hornady One Shot. I filed it in the trash can after sticking a few cases. Not Impressed.
I have been reloading since 1970, and I have used several case lubes over the years. I now have only one, Lanolin and Alcohol.

Bob
 
I use the Hornady One Shot with excellent results.
I place the cases on a Teflon cookie sheet and shake it to make the cases roll around as I spray them. Let them set for a minute or two and then go to town.
It works for me. Tried the Dillon spray and didn't care for the residue.
 
You asked how much case lube to use, and this was briefly mentioned by someone in passing: yes you can use too much case lube. When you do, you will dent the cases. I have a tendency to do this because I am trying to make sure I don't get a stuck case. I have found that you typically don't need much lube. It's less than I would think. If you do dent a case, just fire it anyway. Firing it will remove the dent.

Basically, you just go by feel. When you resize the case, does it feel smooth ? Do you hear noises (friction) as the case is moved in and out of the die ?

As another guy mentioned, I don't lube every case. I size a few with lubed cases, then I skip one or two and as long as everything is going smoothly, I continue with that. If I get one with obvious friction, I run a couple more lubed cases in a row.
 
I have a grease gun that I use to lube the machinery. If I need some sizing lube, I just take a small dish and go get three or four pumps out of the grease gun. When sizing, I dip a finger in the grease then smear a bit on the casing. It doesn't take much. I always wipe them off after sizing. Never stuck a casing using this lube.
 
And then there was Jack O'Conner. in about 1954 he wrote about sizing cases, he said his hands hurt all the time, he said he got relief from lanolin. When sizing cases he used extra lanolin on his hands. I would not suggest using more lanolin unless the reloader had plans on removing it after sizing, removing the lanolin after drying is a workout, and it dries thick. lanolin in the old days did not have a lever added.

F. Guffey
 
Everyone sure does have their own likes and methods, that's for sure. Putting lube on the inside of bottle necks recommended/needed/need basis? Thanks for the help as always.
 
Recommended if difficult to extract case over expander. As needed basis. I've never pulled a neck off a case but sometimes it seems that is going to happen, but inside lubing can help. Dry lubing might be preferable since I think I have contaminated primers with RCBS 2, causing misfires.
 
I've never pulled a neck off a case but sometimes it seems that is going to happen, but inside lubing can help
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It also helps to adjust the die to prevent the neck from jamming into the expander ball assemble a the top.

F. Guffey
 
Everyone sure does have their own likes and methods, that's for sure. Putting lube on the inside of bottle necks recommended/needed/need basis? Thanks for the help as always.
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Yep, its the one area of serious disagreement though you will note a number do fine with Hornady.

Lube inside can indeed help, but you need to use approved products as you get into the powder burn aspect.

This is both a sizing and seating area.

The M die requires some lube from time to time, Hornady makes a little tub that works well, dip the case neck in as needed.

But I also tumble my cases after sizing so its cleaned out and off.

A chamfer helps, a lot of bullet are boat tail and that helps seating.

Just don't lube just before you put powder in as the powder sticks to the lube.
 
Putting lube on the inside of bottle necks recommended/needed/need basis? Thanks for the help as always.
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No need for lube inside the neck of bottleneck cases when you use a carbide expander ball. Lyman makes them, and they fit both Lyman and RCBS dies. Only way to go.

Don
 
When I first started back in the early eighties, an old timer told me to use mink oil. I just put some on a smal towel, rolled the brass in it and it worked great. Used it on .223, 7.62x39, 30-06, and 300 Win Mag. Never stuck a case, and the just wiped it off when finished. I've been using the lanolin/alcohol mix for about 8 years now and it has worked flawlessly and is so easy to use. I just give a couple spritzes in a plastic shoe box size container, shake it around and give it about five minutes for the alcohol to flash off and it's good to go.
 
I was actually going to ask which one is better, tumbling or a simple towel wipe was needed after sizing. RC20, mentioned he tumbles after sizing.
 
I was actually going to ask which one is better, tumbling or a simple towel wipe was needed after sizing. RC20, mentioned he tumbles after sizing.
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If you're just resizing a few cases and using wax-type lube such as Imperial, where you are applying the lube to the case by hand, then just wipe the lube off the case with a cloth or paper towel. If you are applying a spray on lanolin/alcohol lube to a bunch of brass, then just run them for 20 minutes in your tumbler.

Don
 
I use the same grease that goes in a grease gun for lubing farm machinery. Just a couple squirts in a little cup to take to the bench. Just get a lil dab on a finger, pick up a brass and rub a finger on the brass then size it.
 
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