Experimenting Making Case Lube My New Go To

[BigBolt]

Many have used the lanolin homemade case lube which works well. I have been trying lots of combinations of case lube from cooking oils to other natural oils. I think I may have found my new go to, and it is Coconut oil. You can find it in just every store in the baking section. It is both sold in a Crisco type consistency and a clear oil. I tried the coconut crisco type just by using a small brush and brushing each case. Worked excellently smoother than one shot and other lubes. The coat is almost so thin you can only feel how slippery it is. After running through your die just wipe the case clean. The other coconut oil I tried is clear and a liquid. I mixed it at a bout 20% to 80% with 91% rubbing alcohol. I really needs to be emulsified so I used my blender. Put it in a small spray bottle and squirted it on the cases, let it dry and ran through smooth as silk and wiped them clean. It now is my primary case lube.

 

[Reloadernoob]

I’ve tried just about every lube on the market as well as the lanolin mix, and what I use now is 1 ½ oz of Hornady LIQUID one shot (not the wasteful aerosol) mixed with 12 oz of red Iso-Heet. The liquid does not affect primers or powder, no post-lube cleaning required. Just a couple sprays in a ziplock bag, shake, let the alcohol evaporate for 15 minutes, and reload. Leaves a nice slick (NOT sticky) coating on the brass that stays for weeks stored in another ziplock. How I came about this is another story….but this mix really works great.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Many have used the lanolin homemade case lube which works well. I have been trying lots of combinations of case lube from cooking oils to other natural oils. I think I may have found my new go to, and it is Coconut oil. You can find it in just every store in the baking section. It is both sold in a Crisco type consistency and a clear oil. I tried the coconut crisco type just by using a small brush and brushing each case. Worked excellently smoother than one shot and other lubes. The coat is almost so thin you can only feel how slippery it is. After running through your die just wipe the case clean. The other coconut oil I tried is clear and a liquid. I mixed it at a bout 20% to 80% with 91% rubbing alcohol. I really needs to be emulsified so I used my blender. Put it in a small spray bottle and squirted it on the cases, let it dry and ran through smooth as silk and wiped them clean. It now is my primary case lube.

Wow. With the one with the Crisconconsistancy, can you just use your fingers like with Imperial Sizing Wax?
I think I will try it.

 

[K22]

Never had a stuck case with Imperial Sizing Wax. It ridiculously inexpensive and you can get a ridiculous number of sizing out of a 2 oz. tin.

A 2 oz. tin last me about 4 to 5 years and I reload about 1,000 rounds of centerfire rifle a year.

However, it does not lend itself to single sitting high volume lubing operations where a spray is much more efficient and practical. Your formulation sounds promising for those conditions.

 

[rwj]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[JSH]

I hate spray lubes. I either don’t get enough and cuss, or so much the cases end up sticky.
I am using Dillon spray lube now and did cut it with some lab grade alcohol. Didn’t say I didn’t use them.
I get concerned on some concoctions, buddy mixed up some kind of wonder lube and loaded up a bunch one winter. Went to check sight settings opened the ammo box and blue fuzz on everything, it good. Cost him about 3k of cases trying to save a few cents.
I must not load much, on my second tin of Imperial Wax.

 

[SeabeeKen]

Royal case lube. Never stuck a case, never dented a shoulder. 1 pump on 100 223 cases in a bowl and shake 20 seconds And size. Wipes off easily

 

[Rset]

Many have used the lanolin homemade case lube which works well. I have been trying lots of combinations of case lube from cooking oils to other natural oils. I think I may have found my new go to, and it is Coconut oil. You can find it in just every store in the baking section. It is both sold in a Crisco type consistency and a clear oil. I tried the coconut crisco type just by using a small brush and brushing each case. Worked excellently smoother than one shot and other lubes. The coat is almost so thin you can only feel how slippery it is. After running through your die just wipe the case clean. The other coconut oil I tried is clear and a liquid. I mixed it at a bout 20% to 80% with 91% rubbing alcohol. I really needs to be emulsified so I used my blender. Put it in a small spray bottle and squirted it on the cases, let it dry and ran through smooth as silk and wiped them clean. It now is my primary case lube.

Pure Coconut oil melts at 76 - 78F. Have been using this for a few years.
Put a little in your hands and rub them together. No matter what temperature your oil was stored, it will quickly melt. The difference between crisco type and liquid is only the temperature you find it. If it's pure coconut oil, it is the same.
Once your hands are coated, simply run your cases through your hands and and they will be lubed and ready for sizing. I do this in an aluminum baking pan and can do hundreds of cases at a time depending on cartridge.

 

[SKWERLZ]

I prefer one shot spray on for little cases and imperial or hi-line for the big cases over the wet spray on lubes.

 

[rebs]

I mix lanolin and Heet gas line treatment and it works great for me

 

[rjtfroggy]

RCBS lube is $5.29 a bottle, last forever.

 

[PhilC]

I tried the 99% isopropyl aclohol and pure lanolin "10:1" spray for the first time this week. It worked great and felt smoother than Imperial which I've used for decades. Then again, neck sizing 7BR brass isn't much of a test.

 

[jds holler]

I worked like a dog for about fifty years, and managed to save some of the money just so I can afford to buy a few extravagant luxuries like a can of aerosol "One Shot" every now and then.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still an insufferable tight wad, and you wouldn't believe some of the ways I've got for saving money, but I'm tryin to loosen up a bit.
jd

 

[Lone Hunter]

I use the Liquid Heet red bottle with 1 ounce Lanolin. I used 12-1 ratio but a lot of folks are using 10-1. Be sure to let it sit for 10-15 minutes after you apply it and then you will have no problems. I clean my die with carburetor cleaner and spray it with lanolin mixture before each use. I use Imperial for my match loads just because I’m not doing that many but I would not have a problem using the lanolin if I ran out of Imperial.

 

[BigBolt]

Wow. With the one with the Crisconconsistancy, can you just use your fingers like with Imperial Sizing Wax?
I think I will try it.

Yes you can I have tried both the solid and liquid and slippery than greased owl snot. It also keeps the dies lubed also.

 

[BigBolt]

I worked like a dog for about fifty years, and managed to save some of the money just so I can afford to buy a few extravagant luxuries like a can of aerosol "One Shot" every now and then.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still an insufferable tight wad, and you wouldn't believe some of the ways I've got for saving money, but I'm tryin to loosen up a bit.
jd

The jar of coconut grease was only 5 bucks and will last for years. All natural no chemicals

 

[jds holler]

I'm not just a "One Shot Fan Boy", and have actually had a stuck case with it. (didn't let it dry long enough)

But I like to do all the cases at one time, and sometimes a few hundred. With rifle cases, I've been spraying the inside of the necks also. It makes case neck expansion mo easier, and helps prevent the dreaded "bullet weld". One Shot doesn't contaminate powder or primers, so it is safe to use this way.

ALSO -- it boasts that it prevents tarnish, and I've found that it actually does. And since I don't even own a case cleaner, I need all the help I can get in the tarnish department.

As for the other rumored benefits, such as curing eczema, sexual lubricant, anti-bacterial, or dessert topping -- well, those I can't verify. jd

 

[MrK.]

I used the RCBS squeeze bottle and an ink pad up until about 7-8 years ago. I switched to the Frankford Arsenal spray lube and was pleased with it. When I ran out of that about a year ago I went with the isopropyl alcohol/ lanolin mixture. In my zeal to make my own spray lube I picked up 91% isopropyl instead of 99%. I decided to go ahead and give it a try. It works very well and I have never had a stuck case in 40 or so years of reloading.

 

[Rset]

Yes you can I have tried both the solid and liquid and slippery than greased owl snot. It also keeps the dies lubed also.

If it is coconut oil, the only difference between the two is storage temperature.
The is only 1 coconut oil.
Store your solid type above 78 degrees and you will have liquid, "slippery than greased owl snot"
The solid will also be the same slippery stuff after you warm it up in your hands.

 

[Gappmast]

Trojan person lube works well never stuck a case