Case lube for bottle neck rifle cases

[dsf]

Well I understand where you are coming from. I have to load .223 in volume (somewhat) to feed one annual prairie dog hunt. The ammo for the trip and the ammo to fine-tune before the trip ends up being around 800 rounds. That's nothing compared to high volume rifle shooters but it is a load of ammo that I get built in one single run.

I have "solved" the hassle of high volume bottle-neck rifle loading by almost never shooting my AR's. Not the best solution for everyone but works great for me.

I have further reduced my volume of work for the task because my .223 ammo is basically all going through just one single rifle and it is a bolt action rifle. So... I neck only size whenever possible.

By neck-only sizing, I'm skipping full length sizing, skipping case lube, skipping neck lube, and I'm barely seeing any need to trim and chamfer.

Mine is probably not the solution you were looking for, but it is definitely a solution that works incredibly well for me, for my bolt gun, and for all the p-dogs that I launch off the prairie and in to low orbit.

Regarding neck sizing, I do that for most of my bolt rifles and use the Hornady neck sizing die with the elliptical sizing button. Sold by caliber and case length, they work very well and generally no lube needed on the inside case neck.

I still use a single stage and am in no hurry, that long button just slips through most all bottleneck cases. There are a few exceptions, such as 22 Hornet with its long, thin walled neck. But on most it slips right through.

When I do full length resize I guess I'm old fashioned. Put 5 or 6 cases on the lube pad, take a caliber specific swab or a Q tip with lube and roll them back & forth, neck & body at the same time.

 

[gregintenn]

I've always used this. Just get a dot on your finger and rub it on the case.


Motor oil works fine, but unlike the wax lube, it will dent the shoulders if you get any on them before sizing.