alternative low cost swaging lube

[Silicon Wolverine]

just wanted to pop in for a bit and let you guys know about what i discovered and have been using for swaging lube. i lost my job at the lottery retailer and started working for a John Deere dealership as parts salesman. they have what is called "corn head grease" for the gearboxes on combine corn heads. its a thixotropic grease that works PERFECTLY for swaging bullets. and at 2$ for a 14 oz tube its far cheaper than any purpose made swaging lube. im using it with BT snipers dies for turning 9mm brass into 40 cal jacketed bullets. A1 results all around.

SW

[deltaenterprizes]

STP works great also and will work for case sizing lube. Have you tried sizing cases with "corn head grease" ?

[Silicon Wolverine]

yeah i did a batch and it works good.

SW

[mold maker]

How do you remove it?

[ReloaderFred]

I've just been spraying them with Winchester case lube that I bought when Midway had it on clearance for $2.99 a bottle a couple of years ago. I bought a case of it and use it for everything.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[a.squibload]

thixotropic (ˌθɪksəˈtrɒpɪk)

— adj
(of fluids and gels) having a viscosity that decreases when a stress is applied, as when stirred: thixotropic paints

[Silicon Wolverine]

How do you remove it?

i lay them on an old t shirt, fold it over them and roll em around. removes 99% of lube in just seconds.

SW

[BT Sniper]

SW,

Good to hear from you. You shooting jackets out of your 4095 now?

I still like a soak in minerial sprits to remove lube.

BT

[Grapeshot]

Won't the left over lube help when firing thru barrel?

[Radio Flyer]

Won't the left over lube help when firing thru barrel?

It is a good question, I never tried, I use a custom mix I make myself, but I always use alcohol to remove the lube after I make the final jacketed bullets.

Never tested it, any of you out there try it?

Swage lube would likely make a good lube for a muzzleloader but you use a lot of lube with a patch and ball or a cast bullet.

[Silicon Wolverine]

SW,

Good to hear from you. You shooting jackets out of your 4095 now?

I still like a soak in minerial sprits to remove lube.

BT

off and on. havent had much of a chance to of late. i got laid off in june and spent 4 weeks unemployed. that put quite a bite into my shooting budget. just starting to get my head above water now.

SW

[RP]

I tried some VO5 hair conditioner same stuff I use to size my cases worked fine for me. I also wash the lube off to keep it out or away from the powder.

[Southron Sanders]

Like I have posted before, I use PAM, the same stuff my wife uses to spray down frying pans. I am now saving more money because I am using a "Generic" Pam that is available at supermarkets.

PAM and the "Generic" PAM is CHEAP and works better than any core lube I have tried before.

I also "mass lube" by spraying several hundred cores at a time and then rolling them around in the pan to evenly distribute the PAM. This is much, much faster than lubeing each core individually!

[michiganvet]

Corbin advises anhydrous lanolin in their dies applied with fingers, works great and is available at your local drugstore.

[sargenv]

I use a combination of Anhydrous Lanolin and Castor oil.. a little bit goes a long way and it keeps my hands nice and soft

[nicholst55]

I use a combination of Anhydrous Lanolin and Castor oil.. a little bit goes a long way and it keeps my hands nice and soft

+1; I'm told that's all that Corbin's swage lube is - a 50/50 mix.

[martin]

Gang,

I cannot take credit for this as I read it on one of the forums:

50 percent Anhydrous Lanolin and 50 percent Vasoline by weight. I measure it out and gently melt it in a microwave then put it in 50 cc syringes. I have been using this formula for several years and it works great. A little bit goes a long way.

I will say that when I bought a large container of Vasoline at a drug store, the young girl at the register looked at me kind of funny

Martin

[Mountain Prepper]

+1; I'm told that's all that Corbin's swage lube is - a 50/50 mix.

You are correct.

I guess I am a bit different in that I like the lube a bit thinner, actually a lot thinner, I use 10-20% Anhydrous Lanolin and 90-80% Castor oil.

It does not take much lanolin to thicken the stuff up.

I use it for swaging, sizing, and general lube at the work table, nothing has rusted so far so I guess that it also does well for that also.

[Jailer]

I will say that when I bought a large container of Vasoline at a drug store, the young girl at the register looked at me kind of funny

Martin

You'll get even funnier looks standing there with a 12 pack in the other hand......

[MIBULLETS]

LOL! I can see the look on her face now....