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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16149 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Case lube Feb 4^th, 2023 at 12:58pm	Print Post
	Ken, I've found for normal everyday loading that the Hornady One Shot spray lube works best for me. I use an old Tupperware plastic container to hold the brass while I spray them, and then just start loading in a few minutes after it'd dry. Doesn't need any cleaning off after the loading unless you spray it too heavy. For forming I still use Imperial sizing wax for any case reforming.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2793 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Case lube Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	It is obvious that great minds think alike! I do the same as Vall Jack

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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 273 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	Re: Case lube Reply #2 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	also exact same as Val for sizer lube and case forming

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BudHyett Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 256 Location: Pacific Northwest, WA State Joined: Jun 25^th, 2011	Re: Case lube Reply #3 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 2:55pm	Print Post
	Groom and Clean hair gel for case resizing, it's cheap and water-soluble for easy cleanup. A small dab on your hands, rub your hands together, put four or five cases between your palms, roll them on the case body, then slide the necks down and roll them. This only takes a small dab on your palm. For case-forming, Imperial Sizing Die Wax.
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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3890 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Case lube Reply #4 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	For loading, I'm still using some case lube from a little Pacific bottle that I bought way back when it was 89 cents. A little bit is smeared around to cover an RCBS lube pad and I roll 10 cases at a time over it. When I wipe it off after sizing it cleans up the necks also. I've been using that little plastic bottle for more than 40 years now. For case forming, only Imperial.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3890 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Case lube Reply #5 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 4:39pm	Print Post
	disappearing posts again


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Case lube Reply #6 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 4:52pm	Print Post
	Ssdave I really enjoyed your post I just use my Javelina Schuetzen Bullet Lube and it has always worked just fine for me. Just take it straight out of my double boiler and not on. Just using my finger and I can easily lube at least ten cases by just rubbing it my finger across the top of the cold lube.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11473 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Case lube Reply #7 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	I use whatever bullet lube is close by. DGL works real good.

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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4051 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: Case lube Reply #8 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	Hornady spray on lube is excellent for sizing bottle neck cases. I have never had a problem with denting from too much lube. I have used it extensively on virtually all types of cartridges since I custom hand load ammo. However for reforming brass into new cartridge cases the Imperial sizing wax is the absolute best to keep cases from sticking or buckling. It works fabulously for compressing over size cases and only a small amount is needed to do the job.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Case lube Reply #9 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 5:33pm	Print Post
	Westerner.I totally.agree and if works it works and if not it just won't.

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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 797 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: Case lube Reply #10 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 5:50pm	Print Post
	For the really tough case forming I have found Corbin swaging lube to be the best, yes I use Imperial for simple case sizing, but for the real tough one, I have had cases stick using it and a tiny film of Corbin and cases slide in and out with little effort.


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Case lube Reply #11 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 7:53pm	Print Post
	One of the most brutal case-forming jobs I know of is crunching .223 brass down (in an hydraulic press) to make .25-20 Stevens and by extension .22 Lovell. I used plain old RCBS case lube with nary a problem. For ordinary brass prep, I like that it washes away completely with hot water. Used to use a pad, now I half-fill a big Ziploc baggie with clean brass, along with a small amount of RCBS lube. Close it up and knead for a minute or two to distribute the lube. Save the baggie - there'll be enough lube stuck to the inside of it to do a couple more batches. No waste, no lube lost to overspray.

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curdog Junior Member Offline Posts: 73 Joined: Feb 26^th, 2022	Re: Case lube Reply #12 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 8:03pm	Print Post
	I discovered 0-20W synthetic engine oil works really well. The big Nitro cases can be tough to FL size, this stuff makes it effortless. A quart of the Walmart stuff will last a long time. I also use it in the actions, it doesn't thicken like some mineral based oils do.


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gwahir Senior Forum Member Offline Ve gets too soon olt und too late shmart. Posts: 416 Location: montana Joined: Dec 31^st, 2005	Re: Case lube Reply #13 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 8:33pm	Print Post
	I used STP for years until i ended up with some some vegetable based 'micro dot', a machining lube from Trico. It works well on my toughest requirement; sizing 12 gauge brass to 70-150.


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4032 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Case lube Reply #14 - Feb 4^th, 2023 at 9:08pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Feb 4^th, 2023 at 5:26pm: I use whatever bullet lube is close by. DGL works real good. Yep, when Charlie Dell was showing me how to make 32/325 cases in his shop, he just used leftover bullet lube. He had a lot around and didn’t seem to care which one he used. Froggie


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