'Secret Lubricants'
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Chuck,
The slipperyest thing you can get is Pumpkins mix of STP and Mobil One. Down side is it's a bitch to remove!
I personally use Shooters Choice FP 10 works almost as well and just throw them in the tumbler to clean. I've tried a lot of different stuff and the FP10 is my overall choice.
Danny
The slipperyest thing you can get is Pumpkins mix of STP and Mobil One. Down side is it's a bitch to remove!
I personally use Shooters Choice FP 10 works almost as well and just throw them in the tumbler to clean. I've tried a lot of different stuff and the FP10 is my overall choice.
Danny
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For sizing BR size cases try Ballistol. Very slippery, non-toxic, clear and thin, wipes off easy.
For Neck-turning I like Prolix Xtra-T lube. It's a non-petroleum/non-silicone lube with little paraffin so it doesn't run. Comes with a needle-tip applicator. I've also heard the STP/Mobil one works great. There are many good lubes. More important than the brand may be the application procedure, your expander to turning mandrel match-up, and keeping the cutter clean.
For Neck-turning I like Prolix Xtra-T lube. It's a non-petroleum/non-silicone lube with little paraffin so it doesn't run. Comes with a needle-tip applicator. I've also heard the STP/Mobil one works great. There are many good lubes. More important than the brand may be the application procedure, your expander to turning mandrel match-up, and keeping the cutter clean.
German,
You're confusing me with Jason. I'm a little older, but much wiser, and prettier too!
FP-10: It's not an oil per se', it has an additive to increase it's lubricity, and will dry to a slick haze. It works really well for neck turning, I just put enough in a bottle cap to go up half the neck when I dip a case in and then turn. After turning wipe the case and toss it in the tumbler to finish the job.
FP-10 works really well as a raceway lubricant for bolt actions or on the slides of automatics. Just wipe it on with a Q tip wait a couple of minutes, and wipe off the excess. It won't gum up, and isn't effected by temperature. I even treat my locking lugs with it, but still use a bolt grease also. I'm chicken to try it alone for a bolt lube, but feel it might do the job all by itself.
I've tried everything for a neck turning lube and feel it's the best all around. The STP/Mobil 1 mix is slippery-er but is hell to remove! You have to use some heavy duty solvents to get rid of it, then wash and dry the cases. To much a pain for me, not to mention I don't like using any of that dangerous to my health stuff anymore.
Danny
You're confusing me with Jason. I'm a little older, but much wiser, and prettier too!
FP-10: It's not an oil per se', it has an additive to increase it's lubricity, and will dry to a slick haze. It works really well for neck turning, I just put enough in a bottle cap to go up half the neck when I dip a case in and then turn. After turning wipe the case and toss it in the tumbler to finish the job.
FP-10 works really well as a raceway lubricant for bolt actions or on the slides of automatics. Just wipe it on with a Q tip wait a couple of minutes, and wipe off the excess. It won't gum up, and isn't effected by temperature. I even treat my locking lugs with it, but still use a bolt grease also. I'm chicken to try it alone for a bolt lube, but feel it might do the job all by itself.
I've tried everything for a neck turning lube and feel it's the best all around. The STP/Mobil 1 mix is slippery-er but is hell to remove! You have to use some heavy duty solvents to get rid of it, then wash and dry the cases. To much a pain for me, not to mention I don't like using any of that dangerous to my health stuff anymore.
Danny
Danny, sorry about the confusion! Jason, what can I say, I'm no movie star either - LOL...
Thanks for the info on the FP-10, it sounds like a very handy thing to have around. I'm working on a couple of interesting projects right now and it will be useful I hope Bruno's carries it, I'm heading down there in a little while.
German
Thanks for the info on the FP-10, it sounds like a very handy thing to have around. I'm working on a couple of interesting projects right now and it will be useful I hope Bruno's carries it, I'm heading down there in a little while.
German
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