[kipkipkip]

I know this is the place to get the best answer. What method do you guys use for lubing your 6.8 brass? Lube pad, or spray. Which brands do you have the best success with? I've seen on this forum that Dillion spray lube is very good. I don't want any stuck cases.


Thanks,
Kip

 

[jasonpeterson]

I use the Dillon stuff. On big magnums full length sizing I use imperal wax.

 

[nemohunter]

Dillon DCL. been using it for years. only thing better is Rooster or imperial but they are WAY slower.

 

[jsandfort]

I use Dillon too. One thing I suggest is to spray the cases and then allow it a few minutes to spead. Otherwise you may end up with some parts of the case where it's dry.

 

[ccoker]

I have used Hornady and RCBS spray lube
when done I put the rounds on a paper towel and spray with break cleaner and work it for 30 seconds

let it dry in a minute or two and I am good to go

 

[TurboFC3S]

I've never had any luck with just spray, the only stuck cases I've ever had are when using only spray. What I do is clean my sizer and spay the inside of it with Hornady One-Shot, put my cases in a block and spray them, and ALSO keep my fingers greased up with Imperial wax and give them just a tiny bit of rolling between the fingers. If I don't use wax I have problems, doesn't matter which dies or what rifle caliber I'm doing. That Imperial wax lasts so long it's crazy, the little bitty tin that came free with one of my Redding dies has lasted me 3 years and probably close to 10K cases.

Then after sizing I toss 'em in the tumbler again, so I always size enough to make another tumbler run worthwhile.

 

[EWP]

I got two bottles of Dillon spray lube yesterday ($8.95 ea) and it works great, a little thinner than the RCBS case slick but works just as good if not better and you can rinse the lube off with water when done and blow dry the brass with your wife's hair dryer in just a few min's and your good to finish prepping the brass (trimming, chamfering), (uniforming primer pockets & deburring flash hole if it's the first reload of brass).

 

[Bushman_269]

I've used just about every case lube out there over the years I have been handloading. Everything from the RCBS lube pad where you roll the cases across it to the wonder spray on lubes like OneShot and Dillon. The only time I ever got stuck cases was with the Hornady OneShot. Once I tried the Dillon spray I never looked back. I lay my cases out in an old cookie sheet liberated from the wife's kitchen and hit them with a few pumps of Dillon lube and roll them around and let them sit for 5 minutes. Since doing this I have resized many thousands of cases of all size from .223 to .300 Win Mag with nary a stuck case. Dillon lube is very good stuff. Now if you are necking cases down for wildcat cartridges I would probably go with the Imperial Sizing Die Wax.

 

[kipkipkip]

thanks for the post

Hey, thanks!

I will be ordering Dillon Case Lube. Seems it's the way to go.
Thanks

 

[Jamesb74]

Another +1 for the Dillon was running oneshot also until the first stuck case. Also kind of gummy.

Now just use the Dillon. I out the brass in a big tupperware bowl and hit a couple of pumps roll them around and them hit them a couple more times and roll again. then let set for awhile. Works great got the idea from Paulo.

 

[BlakDog]

Dillon spray in a gallon size ziplock, spray 'em, roll them around in the bag, wait a few minutes with the mouth of bag open.

 

[kipkipkip]

Dillon spray in a gallon size ziplock, spray 'em, roll them around in the bag, wait a few minutes with the mouth of bag open.

How many per bag? 100?

 

[BlakDog]

for a gallon bag, at least 200, I give it 3 pumps of the spray an mix-it-up !.

 

[Test_User]

The best and cheapest lube I have used and I have used jsut about everyone is home made:

1:1 Hoppes #9 and STP oil treatment. shake up well and use.

Put them in a milk jug and then cut a sponge up and impregnate them with the lube mixture then swirl the jug around in your hand to get the cases to mix all around. You can do something simlar with a zip lock as well. Wit lubes you wan a very thin coat that keeps the case fr4om sticking and is even. If you get to much on the cases it can casue your shoulders to dimple and increas runout. The one toi stay awasy from at all costs is the Hrdy one shot. Ther have bneen mroe stuck case for it than any other. If you actually use it propelry it will work but most do not use enough. Why take a chance when there are better options.

 

[EWP]

Never tried One-shot but stay away from the Layman quick spray lube in the aerosol can, I have only ever stuck two cases in my life and was trying it both times. Yes I used a bunch and waited 10 Min's for the carrier to evaporate and the stuff is still junk, please STAY AWAY from it at all cost.

 

[houser52]

I stuck a case last year using OneShot. It was my first stuck in over 30 years of reloading. Now I use Imperial sizing wax. No more problems.(However, it is slow to apply)

 

[deacn dan]

I've used Hornady one-shot and Franklin Arsenal spray on 223 up to 30-06 with a single stage press. No issues. I usually spray directly on the casings while they are in the loading block.

 

[Test_User]

I've used Hornady one-shot and Franklin Arsenal spray on 223 up to 30-06 with a single stage press. No issues. I usually spray directly on the casings while they are in the loading block.

As long as you use plenty and shake the can well you likely will be OK but the issue is we rarely always remember to do these things so it becomes not an if but a when.