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Posted: 4/29/2014 6:22:07 PM EDT
| I have been a pistol loader for many years and never used lube on my brass as my dies didn't require it. Well tonight I started a batch off 500 and wow that made the stages feel like silk. I stopped at 1500 and was moving so quickly with my Dillon. Those of you that don't use lube on pistol cases just give it a try. |
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Quoted: A lot of people hate One Shot...I've had good luck with it. Isn't cheap, but it works. I don't lube any of my pistol rounds, I don't want to have to screw with tumbling the lube off. I may have to try it sometime. |
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I used to use it exclusively until I made my own. Now that home made brew is all I use.
The trick with one shot is you have to shake the piss out of the can and depress the spray knob a second or two before applying it to the cases. You also have to let it dry or you will stick cases in your dies. |
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Quoted: I used to use it exclusively until I made my own. Now that home made brew is all I use. The trick with one shot is you have to shake the piss out of the can and depress the spray knob a second or two before applying it to the cases. You also have to let it dry or you will stick cases in your dies. Rifle or pistol?? This thread's about pistol. Have used it WITH carbide pistol dies for over a decade. I leave it on the loaded ammo. A little goes a very long way. For pistol cases, that is. Great product! <don't scream at us> dryflash3 Thanks! |
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A lot of people hate One Shot...I've had good luck with it. Isn't cheap, but it works. I don't lube any of my pistol rounds, I don't want to have to screw with tumbling the lube off. I may have to try it sometime. My opinion is that the people who have had trouble with one-shot simply screwed it up, and either don't realize it, or don't want to admit it. When used properly, it does work. No, it's not as good as many other lubes, but yes, it does work. The only time I've stuck a case with One Shot is when I simply forgot to put any on. Even then, it took at least three non-lubed cases before one stuck. |
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Just because carbide dies don't "require" lube doesn't mean that the process can't be easier with a little spray-on. Hornady One-Shot works great in this application as does Dillon's case lube. Any spray on will work really well simply because it's an addition that isn't absolutely necessary to proceed.
The ease of operation is immediately noticeable when running a progressive press. You don't need very much lube to gain an improvement. I believe a little spray on lube is good for the carbide dies as well. It has to reduce the stress of resizing considerably. |
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My opinion is that the people who have had trouble with one-shot simply screwed it up, and either don't realize it, or don't want to admit it. When used properly, it does work. No, it's not as good as many other lubes, but yes, it does work. The only time I've stuck a case with One Shot is when I simply forgot to put any on. Even then, it took at least three non-lubed cases before one stuck. Quoted:
Quoted:
A lot of people hate One Shot...I've had good luck with it. Isn't cheap, but it works. I don't lube any of my pistol rounds, I don't want to have to screw with tumbling the lube off. I may have to try it sometime. My opinion is that the people who have had trouble with one-shot simply screwed it up, and either don't realize it, or don't want to admit it. When used properly, it does work. No, it's not as good as many other lubes, but yes, it does work. The only time I've stuck a case with One Shot is when I simply forgot to put any on. Even then, it took at least three non-lubed cases before one stuck. Carbide dies or non-carbide? Pistol cases or rifle cases?? |
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