My case lube left cases greasey

[sar4937]

I just loaded up 300 rounds for a match using Dillon case lube. It said that when it was properly applied it would leave the cases feeling greasey. I was unable to dump and weigh powder every 20 rounds because the powder clinged to the insides. Will these round fire normally? A lot of reloaders rave about case lube, but I did not see a dramatic difference in ease of operation. Will this be a problem?

 

[sar4937]

I just loaded up 300 rounds for a match using Dillon case lube. It said that when it was properly applied it would leave the cases feeling greasey. I was unable to dump and weigh powder every 20 rounds because the powder clinged to the insides. Will these round fire normally? A lot of reloaders rave about case lube, but I did not see a dramatic difference in ease of operation. Will this be a problem?

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, you're supposed to clean the lube off after sizing. I'd think the lube could affect the powder and/or primers.

What cartridge are you loading? With carbide resizing dies, most straight-wall pistol cases do not require lube. Where you must have lube is with bottle-necked cases--otherwise, cases will stick in the resizing die.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[lzhome]

I'm a little anal, but I layout the empty cases with the mouth pointed away from me and I spray from the case head end. This prevents the lube from going "into" the case.

After the cases are loaded I put some old socks on my hands which helps to remove any lube reside when I'm placing the rounds in a ammo box or other storage area. White cotton socks work best. I do not tumble loaded ammunition like some--but thats just my process.

Don't know what press or caliber you are loading so give us some more details for your situation.

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[jjones33]

From the directions on the back of the Midway Spray 'n Size bottle:

8. After sizing, tumble or wipe cases to remove lubricant.

I just stick mine back in the tumbler for 20 minutes and that seems to work very well

 

[sar4937]

Off the Dillon Case Lubricant bottle-Directions, shake well until throughly mixed into solution. Place one layer of empty cartridge cases into an open box or on a cookie sheet, stolen from your spouse. Spray with a sweeping motion. Shake the box or tray andspray again. Wait five minutes, then inspect the lubed cases. A properly lubed case will feel greasy. Lube contains lanolin, isopropyl alcohol. The Brian Enos site for competitive shooting recommended it, claiming it wasn't needed but made the press operate smoother.

 

[AzShooter]

Use less lube or thin it out with mineral spirits.

I use One Shot as a case lube. It dries almost instantly and will not affect the primers.

 

[TSQUARED]

I only use case lube when reloading bottlenec cartridges. I do not use lube when reloading the staright walled pistol calibers with carbide dies.

 

[H Richard]

I've reloaded a few hundred thousand rounds of pistol cartridges with carbide sizing dies, and have never lubed one, (and never had a problem). Rifle rounds are lubed, but inside the neck I use the "dry" mica powdered lube.

 

[n4zov]

I use RCBS case lube on a lubing pad with all cases except pistol cases that will be sized in carbide dies. All bottleneck cases also get lube applied with a cue tip inside the case mouth to ease passage of the sizing plug out of the case. Finally, I throw all the cases that have been lubed into the case tumbler for a brief tumble in untreated ground corn cob media to remove all traces of the lube.

 

[sar4937]

Beyond the fact that I have 300 rounds I loaded for a match and did not trust, the lube greased up my entire operation. I had to clean up my brass bins, cartridge boxes, even my loading book had finger prints in it when I was done. I am now loading dry.

 

[taw43]

When I reload with carbide dies I still lube every 5th one or so. This seems to make it work smoother and leaves no mess.