Best way to lube 223 brass for sizing

[osteodoc08]

I typically load no more than 50
bottleneck rifle cases at a time. I have a project going for a friend and I that requires sizing and depriming a few thousand, mosty commercial, 223 casings. Typically is load up 50
In a loading block, spritz with Dillon case lube, dry and away I'd go. Kinda tedious for this large amount and was looking for alternative methods.

[snapshot]

RCBS water soluable lube thin it get some sort of basket put brass in basket submerge brass shake out acess let dry and there you have it, I use to load them by the thousand also.

[John Boy]

looking for alternative methods. Thin finger wipe with Bag Balm, lanolin based lubricant. 3-4 cases can be wiped without putting more lube on your finger

[ShooterAZ]

Get a medium size cardboard box, cut the walls off to leave about 3-4 inches tall. Line the bottom with 2 layers of paper towels. Pour in your brass (not too deep, be sure spray will get on all cases), spray with Dillon lube and swish back a forth a few times. This is how I do it...works for me.

[jmort]

Fingers with Hornady Unique case lube.

[USAFrox]

Fingers with Hornady Unique case lube.

This is what I do. I tried the RCBS case lube with the lube pad, and ended up pushing hydraulic dents into the case shoulders. I'm a bit ham-handed, I guess, but I couldn't get it right. With the Hornady Unique wax, it's too easy. Just dip a finger to get a tiny bit and it lasts several cases before I need another dab of wax on my finger.

[mtnman31]

I'd recommend the above mentioned process using the Dillon case lube spray. I've used the case lube spray for well over a decade. For smaller batches, I wipe the lube off with a rag and a splash of denatured alcohol. For larger batches, after sizing I wash the brass in the same solution I use in my wet tumbler; water, dish soap, and a sprinkle of Lemishine.

[williamwaco]

Fingers with Hornady Unique case lube.

Yes! or Imperial Sizing wax they are both excellent and a small tub is a lifetime supply.

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

RCBS Lube die for that size cartridge. Works extremely well if you use the supplied lube and dropper the lube directly on the felt pad in the die. I sized and trimmed thousands of .223 cases this way. Leaves a thin coat of lube that is easily tumbled off when done. I like the dies well enough I got one for .223 and one for .308, then quit using all other methods mentioned above for those cartridges.

Here's what I did in a progressive press:

Station 1: Lee decap only die
Station 2. RCBS lube die
Station 4 Dillon size/trim die with Dillon 1200 trimmer on top

Load lube onto/into lube die, soak reasonably well
Run cases through, attach small shop vac to trimmer to vacuum brass trimmings up
Allow cases to eject into progressive bin as normal

Fast, clean and efficient. Brass are then ready to tumble to clean primer filth and the light coat of lube off. Once tumbled, brass area ready to load progressively or otherwise.

[Jackpine]

All the pad and finger ideas work great, but for the volume you are doing, the spray on will be much faster and easier. My humble opinion is that the spray on lubes available today and not as good as they were ten years ago. I think what they can put out is impacted by the EPA Nazis. I cannot find a current product that works as well as a couple of the old ones, which are no longer available.

What I have been using for the last six months is a home brew of Mobil 1 10-30 motor oil, mixed with 99% iso alcohol. I use Iso Heet and mix one part oil to four parts alcohol in a small spray bottle. I put the cases in a five quart ice cream bucket, shake the mixture bottle and give a spray, rotate the bucket a few times and repeat a couple more times. Let them sit long for five minutes so the it seeps over the entire area and let the alcohol evaporate. I am amazed at how little it takes and how well it works.

Just my opinion, which when combined with five dollars will get you a cup of coffee in most cheap restaurants.

Jackpine

[Bullshop]

For volume case lubing I treat a large terry cloth towel with case lube like RCBS case lube then work the lube through out the towel. Lay out the towel and dump a large pile of brass on it. Now fold the towel in such a way that the brass is trapped in it. Twist the ends closed and holding one end in each hand and pulling in opposite directions rock the towel back and fourth so that the brass inside the towel moves from end to end inside the towel cylinder. This works good for lubing a couple hundred at a time.
This is not my original idea but I got it while watching a fella feeding three Camdex loading machines when I visited the Hunting Shack in Stevensville MT. They were at that time loading 0ne million per month each in 9mm and 223 for gov contracts.
Anyway I stole the idea and that how I do it now.

[JWFilips]

Pure lanolin in my hands... Rub it around until they stink and are gooey..... Grab a handful.... roll them between my palms........ Drop in a clean container ...repeat until all are lubed. Easy & Cheap and puts a little of you in every case! Now, just size the little buggers

[jmorris]

I use a cardboard box lid, throw enough cases to make a single layer with a little room, moving squirt x3 with dillon lube while giving a little shake. Let "flash" for 30 seconds or so and go to town.

[Bonz]

I use Hornady spray lube and leave it on the finished round

[mtgrs737]

Spray lube like the midway or Dillon product works best for me for large quantity of brass. I make my own by putting a golf ball sized amount of Lanolin in a jar that I have poured in a 12 oz. bottle of gas line antifreeze from the auto parts store, shake until dissolved and then pour in the pump bottle. You can also buy liquid lanolin which will mix quicker with the alcohol. You can make you own for about $4 per bottle or less.

[wv109323]

Hornady has some lube that far exceeds anything I have used. I use a RCBS lube pad. Product number is 50100 iirc.

[nemesisenforcer]

Got some great ideas looking over this thread.

Thanks guys.

[Mk42gunner]

When I had two fifty cal ammo cans full of rifle fired 5.56 brass, I ended up putting a couple of handfuls into a Tupperware container then giving them a light shot or two of WD-40. Let sit a minute or so, shake, let sit then start running them through a Lee RGB sizing die.

I never stuck a case after starting to use the WD-40. I got intimately familiar with my stuck case remover, prior to that when I was using the purpose made spray lubes.

After depriming and sizing using WD-40, I gave the cases a trip trough the vibratory tumbler to clean the oil off and out.

Since I am not doing large volumes any more, I use Imperial Sizing Die Wax.

Robert

[Lloyd Smale]

i put a couple hundred cases in a shoe box and put a good sized dab of anhydrous lanolin or imperial sizing wax in the palm of my and and rub it around then stick my hands in the box and work it into the cases. Ive never had a stuck case doing it like that. Very few dimples from to much lube either.

[Guardian]

Get a medium size cardboard box, cut the walls off to leave about 3-4 inches tall. Line the bottom with 2 layers of paper towels. Pour in your brass (not too deep, be sure spray will get on all cases), spray with Dillon lube and swish back a forth a few times. This is how I do it...works for me.

This is how I lube large batches also, but using homemade lube from red bottle HEET and liquid lanolin, mixed 12:1. I spray a couple pumps over the cases, shake, spray a couple more and shake. I then dump them in an Akro-bin and do another batch. Leave those sitting in the box to dry while you're processing the ones in the Akro-bin. From then on, dump the dry batch, mix a new one, process, repeat.

[mdi]

Manually applied Mink Oil Boot Dressing. When lubing a small amount of brass I just stick the tip of a finger in the dressing and rub the glob on my fingers evenly (thumb and first two fingers) then, roll a case between my fingers, applying the dressing thinly and evenly. Normally, I can get 3 or 4 cases lubed with one glob. I also use Lanolin and alcohol in a spray for larger batches. Lay out cases in a single layer, spray a bit of mix on the cases, it don't take much. Let alcohol evaporate and depending on the Lanolin to alcohol ratio, I have a thin layer of lanolin lube on my brass.

Mink Oil and spray Lanolin can be wiped off easily with a rag or paper towel (enough stays on the brass to act as a corrosion preventative), and my hands are so soft and smooth afterward...:mrgreen:

[Cmm_3940]

I just dump the brass on a clear section of work surface (yes, I know that can be difficult...) and spritz lightly with spray lube. I've been using Dillon, I think it's just lanolin and isopropyl. No need to roll them around or anything; after the first one or two, the die has a coating of lube on the inside.

[Patrick L]

I sort of do it all. For small batches (50-100 or less) I tend to do the pad with RCBS water soluble. Sometimes I tumble it off resized brass, sometimes I wipe, sometimes I soak in not water and set out to dry. A 100 watt light bulb really speeds that up. Bigger quantities get Dillon spray in a copy paper box lid, then tumble off of the resized cases. Either way a good tumble before lubing will clean inside of necks and make things go smoother.

I guess it all depends on how much of a hurry I'm in. I tend to load batches ahead of time, so I'm usually in no rush.

[Jailer]

For larger batches, after sizing I wash the brass in the same solution I use in my wet tumbler; water, dish soap, and a sprinkle of Lemishine.

Use a cheap car wash soap with wax instead of dish soap and your cases will stay shiny and clean looking without any water spots.


This is how I lube large batches also, but using homemade lube from red bottle HEET and liquid lanolin, mixed 12:1. I spray a couple pumps over the cases, shake, spray a couple more and shake. I then dump them in an Akro-bin and do another batch. Leave those sitting in the box to dry while you're processing the ones in the Akro-bin. From then on, dump the dry batch, mix a new one, process, repeat.

I use a mix similar to that but with 99% isopropyl alcohol and liquid lanolin. Dump about 100 or so in a gallon ziplock bag with about 3 or 4 squirts of lube. Close the bag and knead until they are all coated. Size em and repeat.

Isopropyl alcohol:
http://www.amazon.com/For-Pro-99-Isopropyl-Alcohol/dp/B0006Q006M

Liquid lanolin:
http://www.supplementwarehouse.com/viewitem.asp?idproduct=167515&pxc=4&sh=0&gclid=CNLe4ZWdssECFWqCMgodPG4AVA

Those two link will make you enough to last a lifetime for the average person.

My process for large batches:

de prime
wet tumble
lube
size
wet tumble
dry in food dehydrator

[5Shot]

I dump them into a large paper grocery bag. Spray a couple squirts with homemade lube (lanolin & iso) then shake. Add more lube if it looks like they need it. You can do hundreds of cases at a time. Let them dry and have at it.

[kryogen]

rcbs lube die with dillon trimmer on top, cant beat that. Or at least, rbls lube die on a progressive with case feeder.
And then use a WFT trimmer. or giraud (too expensive)

[troyboy]

Lee case lube and alchol. Put 10 parts alcohol to 1 part lube in a spray bottle and mix well. Clean and tumbled brass in a 1 gallon zip lock. Spray and mix brass in zip lock. Dump onto newspaper and let dry. Little goes a long way and experience will dictate amounts of lube used.

[Mauser48]

Put the casings in a bag or a small box and spray a bunch of hornady one shot case lube and shake them around. It works pretty good for 223. When they become a little harder to resize spray some more in.

[kryogen]

hornady one shot wasnt slick enough for 223 to me, I got stuck cases.

If you dont mind the mess, the best lube I have found is engine oil.... but then you need to SS pin tumble, with lots of soap, so it's not really worth it to me.

I use RCBS case lube on a pad or imperial sizing wax for smaller batches.

[1Shirt]

For a number of years now, have been using about 30% olive oil and 70% Alch, in a spray bottle.
1Shirt!

[oldlincoln]

I have been reloading since l was Knee high and have used every case lube on the market. The lanolin/ Isopropanol spray lube was my choice for bulk resizing and Imperial die wax for forming or sizing 7.62 MG fired brass and other tough jobs. That is until I found Royal case and die lube. This stuff is almost unreal in it's high pressure lubricity, it works for bulk and forming equally well and it only takes a tiny bit. Very economical, I'm still on my first can and I have a progressive and do runs of thousands. And I'm not plugging it just cause it's from Kansas!
[/URL][/URL] http://www.sharpshootr.com/royal_case_and_die_lube.htm

Eric

[slughammer]

I didn't like the tackiness of lanolin. The effort it takes to clean lube off doesn't matter much when I'm loading 20-50 rounds, but more than that is too much for me.

My favorite right now is 12oz of 91% isopropyl and a bottle of RCBS case lube. I put this in a sprayer bottle with some marbles to agitate it every time I use it.(though I'm not sure it needs that). I use either quart or gallon ziploc bags. I spray 2 or 3 squirts in the bag and then add the brass, work it around and dump them into a cookie tin for the small batches or onto a cookie tray for the big batches. The alcohol flashes off quickly. The bag is pressed flat and reused until dirty, then replaced with a new one.

I loaded a bunch over the holidays last year. Several thousand pistol rounds on the progressive and also about 800 .223's. For these big batches the lube cleans off in a few minutes in clean media in my vibratory tumbler. Smaller batches clean off with a rag misted with water. Since then I've also prepped 400 30-06 cases and loaded several 50 round batches of 222 and 22 hornet multiple times. I've used about half of the mix, but that is for 5000+ rounds. That probably cost me $3.

I like the RCBS and alcohol mixture. Easy to find ingredients. Easy to apply. Ziploc keeps the spray waste down. I've already bought another bottle for when this one is done.

[trixter]

I get my favorite big plastic bowl from Dollar Tree, and a a bunch, several hundred 223 cases, that have been tumbled and Horndy Unique case lube. I dab some on all for fingers of both hands and massage all the brass for several minutes. This gets everything lubed up nicely. I tried putting some on each case individually, but always got too much and that caused hydraulic dents in the cases, the 'bulk' method eliminates dents and even if you don't get each one covered with lube, the residual lube in the die will keep them from sticking. When I am done massaging the cases I just rub my hands together and use up the excess, to keep my hands soft. I love this hobby.

[Cmm_3940]

I get my favorite big plastic bowl from Dollar Tree, and a a bunch, several hundred 223 cases, that have been tumbled and Horndy Unique case lube. I dab some on all for fingers of both hands and massage all the brass for several minutes. This gets everything lubed up nicely. I tried putting some on each case individually, but always got too much and that caused hydraulic dents in the cases, the 'bulk' method eliminates dents and even if you don't get each one covered with lube, the residual lube in the die will keep them from sticking. When I am done massaging the cases I just rub my hands together and use up the excess, to keep my hands soft. I love this hobby.

Can we call that the 'meatloaf method'? :bigsmyl2:

[randyrat]

120751
A couple shakes just before you use this spritzer and spray your brass, works like a charm. Adjust the mixture to your liking, i use about 10% Lanolin to Alcohol. To make it just drop the bag in a small pot of hot water melt the Lanolin (100 deg f is all you need) add about what you need to Alcohol, seal the bag for another batch.

[r1kk1]

I have been reloading since l was Knee high and have used every case lube on the market. The lanolin/ Isopropanol spray lube was my choice for bulk resizing and Imperial die wax for forming or sizing 7.62 MG fired brass and other tough jobs. That is until I found Royal case and die lube. This stuff is almost unreal in it's high pressure lubricity, it works for bulk and forming equally well and it only takes a tiny bit. Very economical, I'm still on my first can and I have a progressive and do runs of thousands. And I'm not plugging it just cause it's from Kansas!
[/URL][/URL] http://www.sharpshootr.com/royal_case_and_die_lube.htm

Eric

ive been a fan of sharpshootr products and picked some of this up when I was in Missouri. I have some case forming to do for my wife's revolver. I've used Imperial and Unique for years.

take care

r1kk1

[OBIII]

Plus 1 on the gallon zip lock bags. I have a bottle of spray case lube I picked up over a year ago, have processed several thousand rounds of .223/5.56 and still have over 1/2 a bottle left. I fill the bag about 1/2 full of brass, spritz a few times, seal the bag and rotate around to allow all of the brass to be coated. One advantage is you can leave the bag sealed and keep the dust and dirt off while you are resizing from another bag.

OB

[StratsMan]

A year ago, I would have given the "Thumbs Up" to Hornady Unique... that 4 oz tub lasted for many, many thousands of 223 cases... But the lube would dry to a sticky goo on the brass if you didn't wash it off... Luckily, it's water soluble...

But then I discovered SharpShootr case lube, too.... it's more slippery than anything I've used, and you don't need to wash the brass afterward!! (as long as you use a very thin layer) So far, I've sized 2,000+ cases, and barely put a dent in the jar. I've only done the "fingerwipe" method so far... But if I was planning to do several thousand more, I'd heat it like lanolin and try the 10-1 ratio with 99% iso-alcohol...

BTW, my fingerwipe method is a little different... I put dry cases in the casefeeder and let them come to the first station. I keep my fingertips lubed up on my left hand, and quickly wipe my lubed fingertips over the case before I pull down down on the handle. This slows me down slightly, but I can still run 500+ cases per hour through my 1050 this way. Obviously, you don't need a 1050 to do this... but auto-indexing and a case feeder sure helps to speed up case prep...

A friend who does commercial brass prep uses motor oil as a sizing lube... Just inexpensive 5-20w.... sprays a little bit over a Rubbermaid bin with ~600-700 cases in it and tumbles them around for a minute in the bin... But the industrial-size case feeders for those presses are doing a constant tumble as well, so the lube gets spread around in the casefeeder. Gotta clean those cases thoroughly, too...

[osteodoc08]

Thanks for all the tips guys. I ended up using a gallon ziplock, couple squirts of Dillon sizing lube and kneading around.

[BucolicBuffalo]

Has anyone tried the Forster lube on a pad? What about lubing the inside of the case necks? The sprays solve some of these problems. But if you roll on a pad, what do you do for the necks?

[M-Tecs]

Didn't know about the Royal case and die lube. http://www.sharpshootr.com/royal_case_and_die_lube.htm I will be giving it a try.

I got a deal on a couple of cases of Hornady One Shot http://www.hornady.com/store/One-Shot-Spray-Case-Lube/ I have done tens of thousands of case without any issues but I am almost out.

A buddy started using it and was getting stuck cases. When I checked he was using this http://www.hornady.com/store/One-Shot-Gun-Cleaner/

Before that I was using 10% Lanolin to Alcohol. Worked good but it made a mess in the case feeders on my 650's and 1050's

Looking forward to trying the Royal case and die lube.

[JWFilips]

Has anyone tried the Forster lube on a pad? What about lubing the inside of the case necks? The sprays solve some of these problems. But if you roll on a pad, what do you do for the necks?


I have a small container ( Contact Lens cleaning container) I put some # 6 shot in it and a spoon full of powder graphite powder. All I do for inside case neck lube is to dip the cases neck down into this container. Actually I only do about 1 in every five cases because the graphite sticks to the expander pretty well for the other 4 untreated cases. Works great but it is dirty on the fingers

[Shawn2571]

The freezer bag technique sounds pretty good, but do you get lube inside the case necks? Isn't that important to avoid stuck cases? I usually use the white lee lube but it's gonna be a pain doing this 500 round batch i'm about to do with it.

[M-Tecs]

Not if you use a carbide button, bushing die without a button or a Dillon trim die.

[jetinteriorguy]

I've sized thousands of .223 brass with just using the lanolin/alcohol mix only. Never lubed a neck and with standard Lee dies have never had one get stuck. Same results with standard RCBS dies. This has been my experience, your mileage may vary. I just put them in a shoe box size plastic bin about 100 at a time, give them a half dozen spritzes and shake them around for a minute or so. Then after the alcohol flashes off size away. Works great.

[lightman]

I use Dillon spray lube and a gallon ziploc bag. I'll lube 100 or 150 at a time. I use a carbide expander ball but lube does get into the case neck. Eventually sprung for carbide expanders on any bottle neck case that I load in volume.

[shortlegs]

+ 1 on the lanolin/alcohol mix. can lube 1k in 2 minutes. Clean lube off with 91% alcohol rinse in a few seconds. alcohol is reuseable several times. Ordered lanolin online, 4 oz for about $7. Heet gas line. anti-freeze(red bottle) about $4. 1 oz of lanolin makes 12 oz of lube when mixed with bottle of Heet. lubed over 4k cases so far with about 1/3 of mix left.

[shortlegs]

+ 1 on the lanolin/alcohol mix. can lube 1k in 2 minutes. Clean lube off with 91% alcohol rinse in a few seconds. alcohol is reusable several times. Ordered lanolin online, 4 oz for about $7. Heet gas line. anti-freeze(red bottle) about $4. 1 oz of lanolin makes 12 oz of lube when mixed with bottle of Heet. lubed over 4k cases so far with about 1/3 of mix left. I lube like jetinterionguy does in plastic container.

[Markopolo]

I exclusively us bag balm as it's also good for the hands, but I am thinking what Bullshop said... that sounds like a great idea!! I have a large flat rate box I been putting off processing, and I might try the bullshop stolen idea and make it my own..

[trixter]

Yup, you can call it that too, but it works great.

[Boogedy_Man]

I use an RCBS pad and "udderly smooth".

Makes your hands soft too.

[GT1]

Any of the shake and pump lanolin based lubes are great for batch lubing small rifle.
I lay a towel on the table and spread out 100 cases on it, spritz across a couple times with the lube. I do try to get some inside the necks of a few. Then I roll them around with my hands to spread it a bit. Let dry for 15 minutes, load then, or next week, doesn't matter.
I can pile up 500 cases pretty quickly that way.
Lubing with a pad or fingering wax, etc, one at a time, that is from 1970. Let it go, man, let it go.

[SyberShooter]

I use the Hornady case lube in a tub- barely requires any at all- then I put on a nitril glove and just wet a finger with lube- the glove stays slick with lube for quite a while and as I pick up a case to place it in the shell holder I get some lube on it and away we go. (alternatively I will 'wipe' a number of cases at a time and then do them all at once). If a case is too dry, you will feel more resistance as you insert it into the die so just back it out a little and wipe your finger over it- much faster than even spraying one-shot on a rack of cases.

[roysha]

Pure lanolin in my hands... Rub it around until they stink and are gooey..... Grab a handful.... roll them between my palms........ Drop in a clean container ...repeat until all are lubed. Easy & Cheap and puts a little of you in every case! Now, just size the little buggers

Exactly what I do except I use STP. When I'm done sizing I wash them in a super detergent product we buy at Walmart, the name escapes me at the moment but it comes in a purple gallon jug in the automotive dept., dry, and I'm good to go. May or may not give a citric acid bath, depending on the cases.

[JimB..]

Didn't know about the Royal case and die lube. http://www.sharpshootr.com/royal_case_and_die_lube.htm I will be giving it a try.


Ordered some of this yesterday, ordered a few wipe-out products at the same time. Ordered via his website but called to give him a CC and ended up talking about chemistry, lubricants, past giants in the shooting sports and even Chuck Yeager for the better part of an hour. Good guy, looking forward to trying the products.

[David2011]

Dillon spray lube has been my go-to for years for high volume. I really like it for 5.56/.223. I keep a dedicated old cookie sheet to put the brass on while lubing it. The importance of letting any of the alcohol and lanolin lubes "rest" after spraying cannot be understated. Not waiting increases the chance of a stuck case greatly.

For small batch rifle sizing I usually use Imperial Sizing Wax. After thousands of rounds there's hardly a dent in the lube.

For really difficult to size cases I've used straight lanolin. I friend brought his .500 S&W cases to me because he was having trouble with his reloads. He bought all steel dies (no carbide insert) so that didn't help. With my Rock Chucker II I was afraid of getting a case stuck in the die with Imperial. Rubbed a little pure lanolin on a case and it sized easily, well, for a .500 S&W so the rest of the batch was lubed with lanolin.

I've had a lube pad and RCBS lube since 1982. I will probably still have some of that lube when I leave this world.

[country gent]

I lube large batches of cases with the big bath towel method. I use imperial sizing die wax in the towel. I lay it out flat on the floor pour a bout 1000 cases in a line on it and add a finger full of imperial lube roughly spread thru the brass. grab 2 corners of the towel in each hand and raise and lower hands for a few minutes to roll the cases around. Becarefull at first as the towel needs to impregnate with lube till then it removes some so make sure the cases are all lubed. My towel has been used for 10-15 years now so on large batches I add at the first batch and do a couple more with out then add a little more. Once the towel is impregnated with lube it goes a long ways.

A friend bought a spare drum for his polisher and lined it with a piece of towel. He pours the brass in it turns it on and a couple squirts of rcbs lube thinned in alcahlol or mineral spirits ( not sure which). Then lets it run for 5-8 mins. This lubes them nicely. He found also after the towel impregnates it takes less.

I will lube inside case necks ( when needed) with a brush and motor mica. I lube a bunch of lubed cases and mix them in with the other lubed cases in the case feeder. I have also found the "fuzzy" towel I use for lubing does get Imperial was inside the case mouths some.

Lubing cases can be done many ways and its what works for you and what your confident in doing. I have been told manufacturers lube cases in rotary tumblers cases and lube run for a little while and load.

I still lightly lube cases loaded in carbide dies. its not needed but it does lower sizing force and I think its easier on the cases. 9mm, 40 S&W, fired in the larger chambers this really shows. My brass is hand deprimed clean in a vibratory polished and corn cobs. Then lubed and loaded.

[1browski]

For lubing my rifle cases, I use synthetic oil straight out of the bottle. One quart has lasted a long time so far. I dont do more than 1000 .223s at a time and other cases usually 100 or less. I have a gatorade bottle cap that I put an 1/8 inch of syn oil in. Dip one case neck down, wipe off with left finger and thumb. Then keep lubing with remaining till need to dip another. I have always wanted to try out one of the lube dies.

[TaylorS]

Bottom half of a beer box will lube around 150 at a time if ya wanna do more one of the great big cookie sheets and your favorite spray lube(I’m fond of DCL but gonna try and make some of the lanolin/alchyhol mix when my bottle runs out)


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[BPCS]

Buy a tube of VO5 Conditioning Hairdressing at WalMart and you'll be set for years. Add some lanolin if your in a very hot climate.

[xd45forever]

+1 on the liquid lanolin and red heat! been using it for years! works great!!

[HotRod61]

i put a couple hundred cases in a shoe box and put a good sized dab of anhydrous lanolin or imperial sizing wax in the palm of my and and rub it around then stick my hands in the box and work it into the cases. Ive never had a stuck case doing it like that. Very few dimples from to much lube either.

This is what I do. Has worked for years. ^^^^^^^

Everyone had a way that works for them. It’s great we share methods. Just in case someone has a better mouse trap. :roll: