Who hates one shot case lube?
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I use Imperial. I have also used a buddys can spray lube before and it worked ok.
I still use Imperial, though. Its the best. It doesnt create an extra step in the loading process; you simply get some on your thumb and forefinger and gently roll each case before sizing.
Stuff lasts forever too.
I still use Imperial, though. Its the best. It doesnt create an extra step in the loading process; you simply get some on your thumb and forefinger and gently roll each case before sizing.
Stuff lasts forever too.
I have a cardboard box that has short sides. Something like a case of soda comes in: the sides of the box are maybe 3" tall. I put my cases in that box, I never counted but 50 or so cases fit easily. I then spray the cases with a good coat of One Shot. I then shake the box around which obviously turns the cases over and mixes them up while also distributing the lube to some degree. I then spray them again.
I imagine that I am getting a certain amount of the lube inside the case necks, but I am not doing anything special to ensure that.
I have done it enough to know how much lube I need. If the press isn't smooth when I am sizing, I might shake and spray again.
I have had very good luck with this method. I have used other spray lubes and had problems but One Shot works great for me. I have tried Imperial Sizing lube and have some at the bench but it doesn't work as well for me. I tried the lube pad years ago and it was a PITA as far as I am concerned. I have actually run out of One Shot and simply stopped loading until I got more even though I had several other methods of lubing cases, that is how much I enjoy using One Shot.
FWIW: I size my cases, then tumble them again to get the sizing lube off the cases. I am not sure if this is nessessary, it is just what makes me feel good. Again FWIW: I use reloading as sort of a leisure activity. I try to go into the gun room when I have some time, put on some music or a sporting event on the radio, and do some reloading process. I am very seldom actually loading complete cartridges from start to finish. I might size and deprime 500 cases and put them in a container. Then I might trim all 500 cases and put them in gallon Ziplock bags. These proceses might take weeks to accomplish in my spare time. If I actually need ammo, I can take out as many cases as I want, prime, powder, bullet and I am done. This is an on-going thing that I spend some time with several nights a week. I have thousands upon thousands of partially processed cases on the shelf. This of course only applies to rifle cartridges. Pistol stuff I load on a progressive, so I am just churning out loaded ammo. But again, I usually load 1000 or more rounds at a time in a given caliber when I do it.
I imagine that I am getting a certain amount of the lube inside the case necks, but I am not doing anything special to ensure that.
I have done it enough to know how much lube I need. If the press isn't smooth when I am sizing, I might shake and spray again.
I have had very good luck with this method. I have used other spray lubes and had problems but One Shot works great for me. I have tried Imperial Sizing lube and have some at the bench but it doesn't work as well for me. I tried the lube pad years ago and it was a PITA as far as I am concerned. I have actually run out of One Shot and simply stopped loading until I got more even though I had several other methods of lubing cases, that is how much I enjoy using One Shot.
FWIW: I size my cases, then tumble them again to get the sizing lube off the cases. I am not sure if this is nessessary, it is just what makes me feel good. Again FWIW: I use reloading as sort of a leisure activity. I try to go into the gun room when I have some time, put on some music or a sporting event on the radio, and do some reloading process. I am very seldom actually loading complete cartridges from start to finish. I might size and deprime 500 cases and put them in a container. Then I might trim all 500 cases and put them in gallon Ziplock bags. These proceses might take weeks to accomplish in my spare time. If I actually need ammo, I can take out as many cases as I want, prime, powder, bullet and I am done. This is an on-going thing that I spend some time with several nights a week. I have thousands upon thousands of partially processed cases on the shelf. This of course only applies to rifle cartridges. Pistol stuff I load on a progressive, so I am just churning out loaded ammo. But again, I usually load 1000 or more rounds at a time in a given caliber when I do it.
plainsman456
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I put all the cases in a small rcbs loading block and spray all sides.Some does get in the necks.If i haven't used the dies for a while i clean and spray them also.I then put them in a tumbler for a short while ,It gives me a chance to get the other stuff set up.I started with the lube pad but got tired of trying to get all the lube off the cases after sizeing.Just the way I do it now.Good luck
One shot is the worst ap-cray on the market. I tried it once, stuck a case, threw the rest in the garbage. I still have the loading block that I used, it STILL has a white mess on it from the overspray.
Imperial is NOT the best either. To me, IMHO, RCBS case slick pump spray is the best.
Imperial is NOT the best either. To me, IMHO, RCBS case slick pump spray is the best.
edward5759
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Try this
I was a commercial loader from the 60s to the 90s here in Phoenix Az
I did have a store front and with close to $16.000 going to lube.
yes $16.000!
I went lanolin mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol
mixed it in a yard sprayer for weeds. I would put the cases in a cement mixer and spray the cases.
It worked great.
I had a die for 30-06 RCBS tool steel with a little over 6,000,000 resized cases
never a problem with them and easy to clean. No Stuck cases.
Its the same mix that several mfg use.
Ed
I was a commercial loader from the 60s to the 90s here in Phoenix Az
I did have a store front and with close to $16.000 going to lube.
yes $16.000!
I went lanolin mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol
mixed it in a yard sprayer for weeds. I would put the cases in a cement mixer and spray the cases.
It worked great.
I had a die for 30-06 RCBS tool steel with a little over 6,000,000 resized cases
never a problem with them and easy to clean. No Stuck cases.
Its the same mix that several mfg use.
Ed