Case lube

[venomballistics]

For many, many years, STP has been my case lube. You can cut it some with mineral spirits if you wish. One can should last nearly a lifetime.

I've been doing similar. It all cleans off in the case tumbler anyhow.

 

[DWalt]

I've been using Bag Balm for over 10 years. It's a balm they
use on the teats of cows when they become sore.
It's also good for your hands. I just rub some between my
hands and roll the brass between them and then size.
Have never stuck a case and a can will last you a lifetime.

I think Bag Balm contains lanolin, which is itself a good sizing lube. Bag Balm was always my mother's miracle cure-all for about anything - scrapes, cuts, scratches, poison ivy, insect bites, sunburn, rashes, you name it.

 

[78bagger]

One Shot or the Dillon spray with lanolin

 

[chief38]

Hornaday's One Shot works very well and lasts a long time. It has never affected powder or primers and I use iyt exclusively on large rifle cartridges.

 

[leadhead2]

I think Bag Balm contains lanolin, which is itself a good sizing lube. Bag Balm was always my mother's miracle cure-all for about anything - scrapes, cuts, scratches, poison ivy, insect bites, sunburn, rashes, you name it.

Yes, it does contain lanolin... Very good for the hands.

 

[mikld]

I have been using LEE lube for years (it is wire pulling lube) water based. You can use it straight or dilute some in iso alcohol in a small spray bottle, shake it up and spray it on. I spritz every caliber.

I worked for a large city department of water and power, When working on a "trouble truck" I stumbled upon a 5 gal pail of Lee case lube (aka wire pulling lube). I took some home, about a half cup full and tried it. Worked good and used the wire pulling lube for several years until I discovered Mink Oil Boot Dressing Cream.

 

[Igiveup]

Raised cows all my life, very familiar with the Bag Balm. Never would have thot of using it for case lube. Have a can of it now, use it quite often on my hands. Also used the mink oil boot dressing, for boots. Imagine it being used for case lube.

 

[41 mag Dave]

Imperial Case Sizing Wax is excellent. If you are luck you might stumble across Imperial Case Forming Lube, it is discontinued but fantastic!

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Frankford Arsenal's spray and Hornady UNIQUE (for 338 Lapua Magnum & 300 WIN MAG) have both worked excellently for me...

But I just gotta' try the Bag Balm!

Cheers!

 

[max503]

I don't like the waxes. Too hard to remove. (And I don't like leaving it on.) Gimme RCBS water soluble lube any day.
A drop goes on my fingertips every 5th or 6th case as I'm sizing. It's called "The Sticky Fingers Method".

 

[22shtur]

I have used STP since the 1980's. After several hundred cases, I might need to buy my second STP quart soon. I only lube rifle cases.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

A friend showed me the Imperial Case Lube just today, hence my question. He also made the "messy" comment about the RCBS lube. I haven't noticed a mess with it after 40 years or so of using it. Guess I will have to make a comparison.

I have been using RCBS Case Lube Pad for 40+ years too. When I was a new reloader I put too much lube on the pad so it was "messy". A small amount is all you need and no problems since I learned my lesson and I used it on twenty or thirty different calibers.

 

[Model19man]

I have been very happy with the Hornady spray.

+1. It is good stuff.

 

[DWalt]

I have used STP since the 1980's. After several hundred cases, I might need to buy my second STP quart soon. I only lube rifle cases.

I think I am still using the same can of STP I bought sometime in the late 1960s. I think it was a pint can, not a quart. I thinned the STP a little with mineral spirits., applied on an ink stamp pad.

 

[zeke]

Another Imperial case sizing wax. Even the occasional little on fingers takes a lot of effort out of resizing pistol brass with a carbide die.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Imperial Sizing Wax is the best commercial lube available on the market IMO.

 

[Marksman]

Once you've tried Imperial you won't go back to whatever else you were using.

 

[Skeet 028]

On rifle I use Imperial. I use one of the spray lubes on pistol cases...even with carbide dies. Just makes things smoother even with the Dillon presses. When loading 223 on the Dillon...I also use spray lubes after the ordinary rifle case prep. My 223 prep includes steel pin cleaning followed with 20 mins in a tumbler w/corncob media with auto polish added. Spray with any spray lube and even my 223 dies are carbide.. Smooth makes for better loads on progressives. Have to add

BTW when done loading any rifle cases I tumble a bunch at a time in the big Dillon tumbler with plain lizzard bedding walnut shells. No lube left. 10 minutes will do

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Once you've tried Imperial you won't go back to whatever else you were using.

I agree completely. It also wipes off with a shop rag and can aid in cleaning the outside of the case.

 

[Tex1001]

Imperial Case Sizing Wax is excellent. If you are luck you might stumble across Imperial Case Forming Lube, it is discontinued but fantastic!

I use ICSW for all of my reforming needs. 300 Savage from 308
is a snap. Used it for weirder reformings in the past.