Do you lube handgun brass with carbide dies?

[Rimfire McNutjob]

I will put two spritzes of Brass Juice on 100 new Starline 45 Colt cases and toss them for a bit in a Tupperware bowl before running them through the progressive even with the carbide dies.

[Texas by God]

I’ve never sized new unprimed brass-rifle or pistol. I just chamfer necks,prime, charge, and seat the bullet.
That aside, I have lubed cases for carbide dies and it smooths it up, of course.
But I usually don’t.


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[Finster101]

A shot of spay on them before being dumped into the case feeder sure makes the press run smoother. Is it necessary? Probably not, but it isn't going to hurt anything either.

[Walter Laich]

Being OCD, and wanting every new tool/machine on the market I fell in love with wet-tumbled brass--looks like brand new!

the downside (one of several) was the brass really benefits from lube--I use Hornady One-Shot and have noticed they have gotten proud of it--check their prices

[Finster101]

Being OCD, and wanting every new tool/machine on the market I fell in love with wet-tumbled brass--looks like brand new!

the downside (one of several) was the brass really benefits from lube--I use Hornady One-Shot and have noticed they have gotten proud of it--check their prices

Easy to make your own alcohol/lanolin lube mixture to spray.

[j4570]

Sometimes. I find a little lube once in a while particularly with thicker cases like 44 mag. Almost never on 9mm or such.

[Bmi48219]

I prep all my brass before storing it so yeah, lubing the brass keeps it from tarnishing.

[dankathytc]

Dave, have you perhaps noticed that many cartridge case manufacturers, and virtually all loading manuals recommend sizing new brass? Even Lapua and Starline, 2 of the best manufactures, state that brass cases are manufactured in large quantities and while strict quality control measures are taken to assure uniformity, all new cases benefit from being resized. Light spray lubing can help prevent metallic particle buildup from damaging or marring case and dies.Very little effort to insure dies and brass longevity.

[TXTad]

I prep all my brass before storing it so yeah, lubing the brass keeps it from tarnishing.

This is true.

[TXTad]

Dave, have you perhaps noticed that many cartridge case manufacturers, and virtually all loading manuals recommend sizing new brass? Even Lapua and Starline, 2 of the best manufactures, state that brass cases are manufactured in large quantities and while strict quality control measures are taken to assure uniformity, all new cases benefit from being resized. Light spray lubing can help prevent metallic particle buildup from damaging or marring case and dies.Very little effort to insure dies and brass longevity.

This is also true. I've sized every piece of brass I've ever loaded and it's always worked well for me.

[scattershot]

I do occasionally,just makes things run smoothly .

[M-Tecs]

Being OCD, and wanting every new tool/machine on the market I fell in love with wet-tumbled brass--looks like brand new!

the downside (one of several) was the brass really benefits from lube--I use Hornady One-Shot and have noticed they have gotten proud of it--check their prices

Same for me coupled with mostly using progressives Hornady One-Shot doesn't gum up the press. Hornady One-Shot is basically wax. Due to cost I am starting to look for alternatives that work the same as Hornady One-Shot

[Ken 45LC]

I use it on the larger cases like 44 mag and 45 colt. I don’t on the 9mm, 40, or 45acp.

[firewhenready7]

I never lube pistol brass in carbide dies

[Bazoo]

Very interesting replies here. I am surprised that there is such a large bracket of people that do lube even if it's sometimes, with only 50% being in the do not lube category.

[pa.frank]

I do lube my cases lightly even when using carbide dies. I find they go through the die much smoother and it feels easier pumping that press handle especially if I'm doing a few hundred at a time, and I usually am.
After I size and bell the case mouth, they hit the tumbler for a good cleaning and polish. I like my ammo pretty.

[BD]

I use a real mix of brass, and I use carbide dies. I have about a five gallon pail of .45acp, some dating back to the '40s, some shot so many times it's hard to make out the headstamp. I shoot it all summer and process it all in the fall for the next year. I wash it in soap and water, dry it in the sun and tumble it in corncob grit along with a shot of "cleaner wax". Never trimmed a .45acp case, never lubed one either. Never had an issue.

[wilecoyote]

I lube all, everytime_ carbide or not_ very proud of my lube-greased hands when I size my cleaned brass_
my t-shirt works as ready-rag-at-hand_

[Bill Allen]

I never lube with carbide dies when loading handgun. Loaded quite a few rounds never saw any reason

[greybuff]

I just run them thru my case vibrator w/auto polish from wally world and than run them thu my dies. Never had an issue w/any of the pistol barass and carbide dies.