question about mass case lubrication

[Wobbly]

i just got some of the Dillon stuff.  Its the same as the video.

but what i noticed is that it will leave a residue so i use some mineral spirits to remove it.

and what i do is to use a small bucket.  Add 1 handfuls and spray, then shake/swirl and add another handful and spray then shake/swril.   it does a good job.

you cant do it all like that but its better than 1 at a time.

I guess if you want to try, you can make a big batch of the lube and get a sieve and dunk as much as you can in the sieve.  the only issue will be how will you get the excess out of the cases?    If you get too much lube on the case, you may start denting the shoulders.

I believe you're adding way too much lube. Especially if you need to wash it off or be concerned about removal or denting the shoulders. You must be one of the "if some is good, then more is better" crowd. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.

For pistol brass I lube 200 at a time. One squirt from 4 feet away does it. I spend more time shaking and mixing the solution than squirting !

You do want a tiny, tiny, tiny amount on the inside of SOME of the cases to lube the neck sizer. Not every case needs to be lubed inside because the lubricant carries over to the next case. The outside needs more lubricant, but again the lube transfers to the dies and lubes the next 3 or 4 cases.

In the video he only squirts a minimal number of times, and even that is probably too much.

 

[bang bang]

i just got some of the Dillon stuff.  Its the same as the video.

but what i noticed is that it will leave a residue so i use some mineral spirits to remove it.

and what i do is to use a small bucket.  Add 1 handfuls and spray, then shake/swirl and add another handful and spray then shake/swril.   it does a good job.

you cant do it all like that but its better than 1 at a time.

I guess if you want to try, you can make a big batch of the lube and get a sieve and dunk as much as you can in the sieve.  the only issue will be how will you get the excess out of the cases?    If you get too much lube on the case, you may start denting the shoulders.

I believe you're adding way too much lube. Especially if you need to wash it off or be concerned about removal or denting the shoulders. You must be one of the "if some is good, then more is better" crowd. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.

For pistol brass I lube 200 at a time. One squirt from 4 feet away does it. I spend more time shaking and mixing the solution than squirting !

You do want a tiny, tiny, tiny amount on the inside of SOME of the cases to lube the neck sizer. Not every case needs to be lubed inside because the lubricant carries over to the next case. The outside needs more lubricant, but again the lube transfers to the dies and lubes the next 3 or 4 cases.

In the video he only squirts a minimal number of times, and even that is probably too much.

 

i ONLY suggested if he wants to TRY to do all of the cases.  I dont do it this way.

[glen455]

Me for 9mm only. for the heck of it I swiped some coconut hand lotion from the girlfriend placed a small dab inside a plastic ziploc bag massaged x # of cases and proceeded to load . Nice and easy. I told that to the guy at dillon at their plant in person  and got a strange look. He told me thats what you want there on the shelf its synthetic I walked over read to him  the bottle ingredients it mainly has alcohol. He said theirs was better than the lanolin mix on the net.  He said look at these sample cases these are dry.  Fine no problem. I pointed to the square deal in the showroom I have one, and said my cases get stuck on the powder fill flare down stroke . He told me thats because you need to clean your brass for about 45 min so the soot stays in the case.
God bless America we still have the right to bear arms.
 

[Wobbly]

Me for 9mm only.... I said my cases get stuck on the powder fill flare down stroke . He told me that's because you need to clean your brass for about 45 min so the soot stays in the case.

That's 45 minutes in a dry tumbler. He's basically saying he doesn't subscribe to wet tumbling, extended dry tumbling, or any other method that gets the inside of the cases sparkling clean. While there's a lot of truth to the carbon on the inside of the case being a lubricant, it simply doesn't allow for other case cleaning options.

If you do get the cases clean inside and out, then you need a tiny bit of lubricant on the inside of some cases to lubricate the Expander. The various sprays, both factory-made and home brewed, are the easiest ways to make that possible. Otherwise you're left manually dabbing case lubricants, like Imperial, straight onto the Expander.

In a lot of ways, this sort of sums up the Dillon way of thinking. I get the feeling that for them it's still 1985, people are mainly loading lubed lead bullets, which only come in 2 shapes, they are dry tumbling their brass, manually transferring their dead primers to the trash can at the end of every loading session, Ronald Reagan is still president, communism is defeated, and all is well with the world.

 

[Docy55]

We have used a quart freezer bag resealable type with a 1 or 2 second shot of the least expensive cooking spray.

Roll them around in the bag till your satisfied.

[newageroman]

BONUS! Just found out that hornady one shot case lube might make a good bedding action release agent. I be the home mix works just as well, but I'd test it first of course...

[david s]

I can vouch for the Hornady case lube working as a glass bedding release agent. Two or three sprays will assure all the various nooks and crannies are well coated. Its ability to get in these difficult areas is its best asset.