Posted: 7/23/2010 6:43:00 AM EDT
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I bought a jar of mica from Midway, perfect for lubing the inside of case necks, can't mess with the powder, one jar is a lifetime supply. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=290522 |
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LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. Dan, I'm hooking him up with a bottle of Dillon spray lube that I'm not using. |
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LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. Dan, I'm hooking him up with a bottle of Dillon spray lube that I'm not using. Will that be before or after you try to sell me an army job? I signed that paper once before  
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LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. Dan, I'm hooking him up with a bottle of Dillon spray lube that I'm not using. Will that be before or after you try to sell me an army job? I signed that paper once before I had to ask! Besides, Dan's kids won't give up the booty. |
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LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. Dan, I'm hooking him up with a bottle of Dillon spray lube that I'm not using. Will that be before or after you try to sell me an army job? I signed that paper once before I had to ask! Besides, Dan's kids won't give up the booty. umm... I'm not even gonna ask 
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Well fuckme runnin... I had a feelin that stuff in a mixture was to good to be true. Can I use a #2 pencil for the graphite? You can get powdered graphite from hobby shops. Look in the section where they sell Pinewood Derby cars. You can put a little bit of graphite in some small shot in a small container. Swish it around so the graphite is evenly distributed in the shot. #8 shot works well. Then dip your cartridge neck into it if you don't want to put some on a Q-tip. |
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I've been using RCBS lube paste for the longest time on a RCBS lube pad. It's water based and seems to work well if not over applied.
Everything else seems to work poorly. The spray on crap is crap if sprayed on the brass. I've sprayed it on a lube pad just to use it so I didn't waste my money and it worked OK that way. I was telling C that I've known commercial reloaders to soak gloves in GoJo, put the brass in buckets, then run the gloves through the brass repeatedly to lube the brass for resizing. I've used it on a lube pad too and it worked OK too. The best thing I ever did for a 30 cal reload was buy a carbide button for the decapping stem. It keeps from stretching the brass and working it too much. That and a very light lube makes pulling the case out really easy. |
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If you're shooting bolt gun or single shot, treating the cases gently(not slinging them across the shooting bench), with loads that aren't excessive, and neck sizing only, you might get them to last a lot longer than you would imagine. I figure on my 308 bolt gun to get as many as 8 to 10 loadings, depending on the type brass and how I load it. Once I fire a new case, it stays with that bolt and get only neck sized. |
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That spray lube from Dillon will cause brass to tarnish. BTDT hmmm.........I've used a couple of bottles of Dillion spray and several of the frankfort armory spray lube and never had a problem with it tarnishing, course after I finish prep the brass goes into the tumbler and comes out shiney and ready to load. besides, even if you a lube pad you got to clean the lube off the cases whether it be in a tumbler, a rag or with a liquid cleaner; and I know for a fact the liquid will tarnish brass pdq if you don't tumble it after the wash. |
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Dont most cases usually last for a few firings then you have to dump them anyway? Im most likely to try a few different lube flavors and see what one I like and works best for me, to include some GOJO I've got some old nickle plated brass I used in a garand I had way back when that has 4 loadings on it from that rifle and 2 since I bought another garand at the first of summer, I did the wire test on the inside of the case and didn't feel any ridges but I scraped them anyway since a few had developed cracks in the neck. I've got some old mil brass from the 50s thats holding up well through 5 loadings though I annealed the necks at 3 loadings. for a bolt gun I've got winchester 308 brass from the mid eighties that has been loaded 10 times that is still in good working condition, but they been neck sized for the most part with a fls when the bolt gets resistance closing. |
| Been using Dillon case lube for years with no problems! Case prep goes like this: light tarnish on brass, rinse with water to remove dirt and let dry in sun. Heavy tarnish, soak in mixture of white vinegar, water, salt, soap, then rinse as above and dry. Tumble in corn cob to clean surface for size die. Place about a 100 5.56mm in walmart bag and spray with Dillon lube, shake them then roll them on a flat surface, I usually use about five walmart bags at this time, let dry a couple of minutes in the bag then dump into 5 gal bucket. I'm using a 5 gallon bucket as that's the size of my batch. Place lubed cases in Dillon 650 and run through trim size die. Place sized and trimmed case into another five gallon bucket as they come off the press. Using a large fry basket and pan I remove lube with acetone. This removes it pretty fast. Place delubed cases in a cardboard box and allow to dry. Once dry I tumble them again to a bright shine in about 1.5hrs. Cases are now ready to load. I have had ammo done this way stored in ammo cans that look factory new even years after they have been loaded. I recently found my self out of the Dillon lube and made my own which worked fine. I had some lanolin so I added it to a bottle of alcohol until it would not dissolve anymore. Used this side by side with the remaining Dillon lube and could not tell the difference between the two. |
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Since not one of the thousands of cases I lubed with the Dillon lube have not shown any trace of tarnish, I'm not buying into that. Quoted:
That spray lube from Dillon will cause brass to tarnish. BTDT It did for me. I tumbled the brass, cleaned and loaded the ammo, then tumbled it again. A month or so later, the brass was tarnished but still shootable. I chunked the tumbling media, changed back to the RCBS paste lube, and haven't had a problem since. I'm not fussy about my handgun brass but I'm REAL particular about the brass I shoot out of my bolts and single shots. If I hadn't seen what happened to my brass in one month after using that Dillon lube, I wouldn't have said so. Another lube to avoid is the Hornady (One Shot?) spray. That crap will stick a case if you spray it onto the brass like they suggest. No one will convince me that there is any better way to lube a piece of rifle brass than with a lube pad. ETA Using lanolin is OK if you're loading massive amounts of rifle brass or the brass is gonna have a short life like being shot out of an M1A or M1 Garand. But I wouldn't use it on my bolt rifle brass. |
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Quoted: Never heard of that one. I was gonna be mean and make a remark about you resizing your case with Lanolin... LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. |
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Never heard of that one. I was gonna be mean and make a remark about you resizing your case with Lanolin... LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. My case or his case?
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I busted my expensive .577/.450 resizing die using RIG for lube....Now I need a new set of dies, and a new press....because the dies they sell in this caliber now won't fit in a 7/8" standard press.
But the old British caliber is fun....and I own 3 rifles in the chambering.....plus ammo costs about $120 for 20 cartridges.... 
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I busted my expensive .577/.450 resizing die using RIG for lube....Now I need a new set of dies, and a new press....because the dies they sell in this caliber now won't fit in a 7/8" standard press.
But the old British caliber is fun....and I own 3 rifles in the chambering.....plus ammo costs about $120 for 20 cartridges.... And I thought 45/70 rounds were expensive!!!!! I got my Ruger #3 about 12 years ago and got set up for reloading. I bought some used dies and brass from a friend, new brass, lots of bullets, etc. I spent well over a $100 and thought I'd never spend that kind of money again getting set up to reload one caliber.
I can just imagine that press is gonna cost around $200 to $250 alone. 
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I busted my expensive .577/.450 resizing die using RIG for lube....Now I need a new set of dies, and a new press....because the dies they sell in this caliber now won't fit in a 7/8" standard press.
But the old British caliber is fun....and I own 3 rifles in the chambering.....plus ammo costs about $120 for 20 cartridges.... Are the dies 1 1/2X12? |
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I busted my expensive .577/.450 resizing die using RIG for lube....Now I need a new set of dies, and a new press....because the dies they sell in this caliber now won't fit in a 7/8" standard press.
But the old British caliber is fun....and I own 3 rifles in the chambering.....plus ammo costs about $120 for 20 cartridges.... And I thought 45/70 rounds were expensive!!!!! I got my Ruger #3 about 12 years ago and got set up for reloading. I bought some used dies and brass from a friend, new brass, lots of bullets, etc. I spent well over a $100 and thought I'd never spend that kind of money again getting set up to reload one caliber.
I can just imagine that press is gonna cost around $200 to $250 alone. And now you won't even shoot the rifle. It's a shame... |
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I busted my expensive .577/.450 resizing die using RIG for lube....Now I need a new set of dies, and a new press....because the dies they sell in this caliber now won't fit in a 7/8" standard press.
But the old British caliber is fun....and I own 3 rifles in the chambering.....plus ammo costs about $120 for 20 cartridges.... I couldn't imagine the kind of pain that ensued... 
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And now you won't even shoot the rifle. It's a shame... Yep. It's on my "maybe sell" list. The bad thing about it, if I sell it, I'll never find another one like it. That makes me think twice about selling it. Hell, I'm not a collector or a real shooter anymore, just an accumulator.
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.45-70 ain't too bad...at least the 'Cowboy' ammo is reasonably priced. Only gun I own in the caliber is an 1881 vintage trapdoor Springfield. Not supposed to shoot anything too potent in these old muskets, and mine is a well used veteran of the wild west.
Shoots great with the cowboy 405gr ammo...however, I suspect the published ballistics on the stuff I use(Ultramax) are somewhat optimistic. Supposidly pushes a 405 grain bullet to 1150fps.....but I'm thinking it may be more in the line of 900-1000fps...and that from a 32 inch barrel. .....I don't know...maybe it is really slinging the slugs at 1100+, 'cause I have no chronograph to prove otherwise.
The .577/.450 is a rightous pain in the rear to reload....I wish sometimes I had bought a .45-70 first....then maybe never would have owned the bizzare bottle-necked ammo shooting British rifles. They be fine rifles...but the ammo........and it's construction will tax your sanity. 
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.45-70 ain't too bad...at least the 'Cowboy' ammo is reasonably priced. Only gun I own in the caliber is an 1881 vintage trapdoor Springfield. Not supposed to shoot anything too potent in these old muskets, and mine is a well used veteran of the wild west. Shoots great with the cowboy 405gr ammo...however, I suspect the published ballistics on the stuff I use(Ultramax) are somewhat optimistic. Supposidly pushes a 405 grain bullet to 1150fps.....but I'm thinking it may be more in the line of 900-1000fps...and that from a 32 inch barrel. .....I don't know...maybe it is really slinging the slugs at 1100+, 'cause I have no chronograph to prove otherwise.
The .577/.450 is a rightous pain in the rear to reload....I wish sometimes I had bought a .45-70 first....then maybe never would have owned the bizzare bottle-necked ammo shooting British rifles. They be fine rifles...but the ammo........and it's construction will tax your sanity. I cast bullets just to be able to afford to shoot my 45/70, Goddamned price of factory ammo is unholy  .
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Dude, lanolin, for real?
I didn't read the whole thread, just skimmed over it, so I get the idea you want it for something gun related. If lanolin is really what you want, both Wal-mart and any drugstore carry it. Check the baby department or the pharmacy. It's used for nipple irritation in breastfeeding mothers. |
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Quoted: What ever your doing in the reloading room needs to stay there... Quoted: Quoted: Never heard of that one. I was gonna be mean and make a remark about you resizing your case with Lanolin... LAR, be careful using that for a lube. (For case resizing, you perverts!) Chamfer the necks and use a Q-tip with a little graphite on it to lube the necks as well before you resize. My case or his case? |
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Dude, lanolin, for real? I didn't read the whole thread, just skimmed over it, so I get the idea you want it for something gun related. If lanolin is really what you want, both Wal-mart and any drugstore carry it. Check the baby department or the pharmacy. It's used for nipple irritation in breastfeeding mothers. 
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