A quick question for Wilson neck die users. (arbor press)

[Bat Rastard]

Lube? Or no lube?

 

[stork]

Yes, Imperial (Redding) Sizing Die wax

 

[Twicepop]

^What he said.

 

[Shynloco]

I'd use Powdered Graphite (dip the loading end) not wet lube like Sizing Wax.

 

[divingin]

I've done both. Run them dry when I'm pressed for time.

I usually use Imperial wax. I've used the graphite but it takes a bit longer (seemingly, anyway.) Ideally, you should remove the wax after sizing.

If you decide to run un-lubed brass, be prepared to clean the embedded brass from your bushing every now and then (couple/three hundred rounds is about the max, in my case.) It'll cause vertical scratches on the necks. I spin a piece of oiled 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper in the bushing for a couple of seconds. Works for me.

 

[BoydAllen]

I use 0000 steel wool on my necks to remove powder fouling, and it has some palm oil in it to prevent it from rusting. After the 0000 I wipe them off with a cloth, but only lightly to get off the residue. I believe that that leaves a slight amount of the oil on the necks. I do not add any lube and have never had any problems with Wilson bushings that way. Of course the force it takes to size a neck that is less than .009 thick is minimal. (.0086 for .263neck, ,0081+- for ..262) Of course I normally use a FL bushing die so for that, of course I lube the body, just not the neck. One other thing might mitigate brass build up in my bushings. After I turn cases, while they are still on the power adapter, I chamfer, debur, and then grab the neck with a wad of 0000 and spin the drill up to top speed for a couple of seconds, which polishes the necks a bit. I do it with pressure on the end of the neck and that smooths up the cuts.

 

[mikecr]

I never use lube for hand die neck sizing.
No need, as there is so little work going on there.

I lube cases for shoulder bumping (separate threaded die).

 

[Kings X]

I only size the necks with the Wilson dies. The case body doesn’t get sized. Clean necks. No lube.
When I full length size I lube - but neck size .004” - no need to add two steps.