good for you. RCBS lube has to be kept track of on a pad. Too little or too much causes stuck cases.
?"Dried"? case lube
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enlighten me.... how do you use it without getting a stuck case. I don't plan on using a lube pad to size hundreds of cases for my M-1
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit uses Hornady OneShot 
Efficient Big-Batch Case Lubrication — Best Methods
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KMart
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I have used 3in1 dry lube, Frankfort Arsenal, and Lyman. It allows the mandrel an easy slide in. Then I use a piece of t-shirt stuck on the end of a small wooden dowel to do the final clean up of the inside of the neck. The bullets then have no drag when seating.
I'll tumble mine after this to play it safe. I recently made a 5 gallon bucket tumbler.
Key words below "Dry film"
ONE SHOT® CASE LUBE
https://www.hornady.com/reloading/case-care/lubes-and-cleaners/case-lubesOne Shot® Case Lube with DynaGlide Plus® technology is a micro-penetrating high pressure dry film. It contains no petroleum, teflon or other synthetic silicone so it will not contaminate powder or primers.
Talked to Hornady yesterday... it has lanolin.
Never had dents with One Shot spray lube or stuck cases - I followed the instructions.
I stop using it because it got too expensive and I kept running out of it - a can didn't last too long.
Several years ago I switched to Imperial Sizing Wax. A tin of that stuff lasts me about 4 years and I shoot about a thousand rounds of center fire rifle a year or at least I use to until the recent storages of components. You do have to be careful with Imperial to avoid dents - a little goes a long way but it does a great job.
I stop using it because it got too expensive and I kept running out of it - a can didn't last too long.
Several years ago I switched to Imperial Sizing Wax. A tin of that stuff lasts me about 4 years and I shoot about a thousand rounds of center fire rifle a year or at least I use to until the recent storages of components. You do have to be careful with Imperial to avoid dents - a little goes a long way but it does a great job.
Imperial is good, and yes very sparingly. But too time consuming. Still waiting for Lyman lube to dry.
Maybe a hair drier.
Maybe a hair drier.
If you are getting dents either you are over lubing or you have a buildup of lube in the die. End of story. I have used One shot without any dents in the shoulder or stuck cases. I now make up a lanolin dissolved in n-hexane lube which is the same as One shot. It works just the same. There are no rifle case lubes that are bad... only less than optimal application causing issues. I don’t mean to be so blunt but I stand by my statement.
as the lube builds up in the die you have to clean the die out occasionally. Maybe you haven't sized that many in a row?
I do use a pad. But I don't lube 200 cases at at a time. And it is a fact NEVER got a stuck case. I guess some like Fords and others Chevrolet. If it works for you go for it. Tommy Mc. No reason to make this a pissing match Lol
not at all.... LOL I found I was diluting too much lanolin in alcohol.. 4oz to 16 oz alcohol. With 1oz of lanolin and 16 oz alcohol, no build up in dies, unlike one shot, Lyman quick slick....although I never did mass amounts of brass with Lanolin/alcohol and shouldn't have to figure what's too much or too little with Lyman or Hornady. I'm done. 91% alcohol dries fast, and the 1oz lanolin is just the right amount to prevent build up. Guy on another site suggested the 1 oz and to add more if I wanted.
1/10 ratio - Lanolin/99% Isopropyl Alcohol, works great. Spray standing cases at an angle and roll in a plastic bag; remove and let Alcohol evaporate. A little spray goes a long way.
A friend of mine received 4 cans of 1S for Christmas and asked me what I thought. I told him to get a stuck case removal setup and he'd be GTG.
A friend of mine received 4 cans of 1S for Christmas and asked me what I thought. I told him to get a stuck case removal setup and he'd be GTG.
sweet spot? 1:10 ? I had a little build up on shoulders and peepin out of lock nut on the die. No dents at all with 1.5:16
divingin
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Out of the lock nut??? Wow...
I'll use just about any lube except the tray things. For One Shot, I lay the cases out on a large piece of construction paper, multiple rows, with the necks facing me (a yardstick helps to line everything up in rows) When I get all the brass lined up, a single pass at about 8" away at a 45 degree angle over each row, then roll the cases about 3/4" and another pass. Wait ten minutes and go to town with sizing. I've never cleaned brass after sizing when using OneShot (though it's a must when using the Royal spray lube; 10 minutes in the dry tumbler works.)
I don't shoot too much bulk ammo anymore, so haven't done this for a while.
I'm wondering if less alcohol, 12oz vs 16 oz would make a difference. The lube peeping out of the lock nut is directly above the vent hole in the die
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