Posted: 9/26/2011 5:08:06 AM EDT
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What case lubing regimes are you chaps using?
So far I've just been using Lee lube applied with fingers, and a little inside the neck with a baby bud, but it's fairly slow... |
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Loading on the Dillon - chuck enough cases in a cardy box to cover the bottom. Add 1 or 2 sprays of Dillon case lube and give it a good shake. Let it dry off and then repeat. Hand loading - Imperial Sizing Wax applied with fingers.  Have you been copying me? 
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Thanks - so does the spray 'n' shake method get enough on the inside of the neck, do you find?
And when applying the wax by hand, how do you get the neck lubed? Basically, the thing that is taking me time is the inside of the neck, so if the spray 'n' shake method works, I will prolly switch to that when loading larger batches. |
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Loading on the Dillon - chuck enough cases in a cardy box to cover the bottom. Add 1 or 2 sprays of Dillon case lube and give it a good shake. Let it dry off and then repeat. Hand loading - Imperial Sizing Wax applied with fingers. Have you been copying me? Great minds...... |
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Thanks - so does the spray 'n' shake method get enough on the inside of the neck, do you find? - Yes. And when applying the wax by hand, how do you get the neck lubed? - Wax on a cotton bud or dunk the case neck down in the wax... Basically, the thing that is taking me time is the inside of the neck, so if the spray 'n' shake method works, I will prolly switch to that when loading larger batches. |
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I use the Lee sizing lube. Small amount on the fingers, then spin the lower half of the case in them. It doesn't take much per case, and keep it away from the upper half or I find it causes them to be crushed when run through a FL die. For neck-sizing, I just place a little inside the mouth of the case.
It works very, very well, but make sure you clean the die quickly once finished, especially the threads. Imperial sizing wax is quite hard to find down here, but reports indicate it's potentially better. FWIW, Hornady spray lube has gotten cases stuck when I've tried it. |