Case Lube - the Alcohol Method

[Rootshot]

I saw the article on using Ballistol for case lube. Sounds good, but still smells of too much work to wipe each case before and after sizing.

I've taken to throwing my cases on a plastic serving tray, spraying them with an alcohol soluble lube,Rooster Labs), sizing them, and then throwing them in a container filled with high percentage drug store alcohol.

After I've sized all cases, I give the container containing the alcohol soaked cases a swoosh and put the wet cases in a loading block. The alcohol evaporates off overnight and the cases are ready to be primed the next morning. Even with cases standing up, primer pocket down, the alcohol evaporates through the flash hole and the cases are dry as can be with no lube residue.

No wiping, no fuss, no tumbling. The alcohol itself is cheap and I reuse it several times before pitching. Can anyone think of a downside to this method?

--Rootshot

 

[TheBlueEyedBear]

I'm not a chemical engineer, but this sounds great.
I love EASY!!

 

[Forum Boss]

Sounds like it will work.

FYI using Ballistol is really quite easy. Put a little bit on a patch and use it to clean the carbon off the outside of the necks.

Size the case and just normal handling will remove most of the lube. Just a quick wipe with a paper towel before you put it in the loading box is all you need. Ballistol is not petroleum based so you don't need a heavy solvent.

 

[eggman]

Instead of paper towels to wipe off cases I've started using those micro-fiber towels. It's the towels you see at automotive parts stores that come in all those different colors. The micro-fiber towels remove Ballistol and case sizing wax without much effort .When they start to get a little dirty just throw them in the washing machine and they can be used over and over.

Rodney