Imp wax on neck and shoulder resizing

[Freezebomb]

Quick question that my research showed a lot of different opinions (imagine that in this sport). When lubing brass for FL resize, do you lube the neck and shoulder or just the case body. I am using imperial sizing wax, sac/micron bushing, 6mm bra, rock chucker.

Thanks

 

[sdbob]

Just the body. Just like a roller pad would put it on.

 

[nettle]

I lube the entire case. Neck and shoulder. Lube is to make resizing easier. No reason to spare the neck and shoulder.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

I lube the neck and body, you have to be careful if you lube the shoulder that lube don’t built up in die and cause a dent in the shoulder, anyway that’s what I do, more than one way to skin a cat

 

[Bill Norris]

Lube on the shoulder of the brass could result in erratic and uneven shoulder bump.

 

[Ruger15151]

I just lube the body

 

[Freezebomb]

Thanks all. On my “learning what the hell im doing” gun, I only lubed the body. Been evaluating my entire process on this new build. Appreciate the input.

 

[nettle]

If I ever encounter erratic shoulder bump form my high quality reloading dies rest assured I will be talking to my die manufacturers and not blaming it on the method of lubing.

 

[Rset]

Just the body for me. And, on something like a BRA, only the lower half. You only need enough lube to keep the case from sticking and to get a smooth stroke on the press. Anything more is overkill in my opinion.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Body and neck for me. Never any problems.

 

[K22]

Body only for me to avoid dents in the shoulder. I'm not sure why anyone would want to lube the shoulder. Although I have never had to do it, I can see where a very light coating on the neck might be beneficial.

Imperial sizing wax is the best lube I've ever used; a small can last me years and I lube about 1,000 cases a year.

The key operative word in using Imperial is "sparingly".

 

[nettle]

If I ever get dents in the shoulder rest assured I will never lube the necks and shoulders again.

 

[Rich S]

I lube the body and neck. Apply imperial very thin. I have no issues with inconsistent shoulder bump.

 

[jackieschmidt]

I smear it on everything.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

One shot- the whole case is sprayed. When I use any sort of wax type lube(not often) it is body/light neck.

 

[nettle]

If you use One Shot for resizing rifle your biceps will vastly increase in size. If you don't need the workout use Imperial.

 

[Benchrest Braxton]

i am rather liberal with my wax application (i apply it to the whole case), and i’ve never had issues with variable sizing like others have stated. I believe there may be other issues at play for the people having those issues.

 

[Mike F H]

i am rather liberal with my wax application (i apply it to the whole case), and i’ve never had issues with variable sizing like others have stated. I believe there may be other issues at play for the people having those issues.

I lube the whole case,however having done that,I wipe the neck and shoulder,there will be a sheen on that part,all it needs and probably some lube migrates foward from the body.It is a long time since I have had dents in the shoulder.The other thing,what harm does half to one thousand of an inch less headspace do?

 

[Benchrest Braxton]

I lube the whole case,however having done that,I wipe the neck and shoulder,there will be a sheen on that part,all it needs and probably some lube migrates foward from the body.It is a long time since I have had dents in the shoulder.The other thing,what harm does half to one thousand of an inch less headspace do?

agreed, absolutely nothing.

its more an annoyance thing for me, trying to be careful to not get any lube on the shoulder. I agree, the lube from the body likely gets on the shoulder inside the die anyways…..

 

[Charlie-NY]

I lube the whole case sparingly with Imperial wax. I have never gotten a shoulder dent. Redding recommended the use of lube on the necks even though I was using their Ti-nitride bushing, claiming that it slightly improves consistency.