Decided that I wanted to work with paper patched bullets and see how they do. I load my powder charge. Insert the over-powder wad(s). Then press the mouth of the cartridge into the lube to cut a cookie.
The lube had been placed between two pieces of non-stick aluminum foil. I put a stick, 1/4 inch thick on either side of the lube package and roll it flat with a rolling pin. I keep the package in a refrigerator until ready to use just to help keep it a little stiffer than room temperature.
After the cookie is cut and in the case I stick it with a needle (blowgun dart) because trapped air will push the cookie out of the case. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't the production stops while I clean up the mess and work on trying to get a cookie to stay put in that cartridge.
What tricks do you use to keep this from happening?