Old school knowing it wouldn't be perfectly accurate but good enough for on the low end loads for popping holes in old hard drives. Going to take my Blackhawk out in a bit and see what happens.
I dipped, scooped, tapped dunked, swirled and trickled into the lee scoops and other homemade scoops Weighed on a 505 Beam scale 10 or more times trying each way until I found what done it the most consistent.
Trickled. Won out.
Trickled. Won out.
I can see how that would be true as compaction wouldn't be a variable.
For hard sizing. A quick scan of the thread I did not see where anyone mentioned imperial sizing lube
it comes in a little tin and a little goes a very long way I touch the paste with my index finger... rub index and thumb. Then as I grab a piece of brass I can quickly work it onto the brass. One dab can do a couple pieces of brass
it comes in a little tin and a little goes a very long way I touch the paste with my index finger... rub index and thumb. Then as I grab a piece of brass I can quickly work it onto the brass. One dab can do a couple pieces of brass
+1. Great stuff. I put off trying it for a long time because I had a variety of lubes on the bench and it 'seemed' expensive. It's not. That little tin lasts forever. But, if he's using carbide dies, he doesn't need it anyway!
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I went through that little tin in about 4 years of sizing rifle cases.
I now use Hornady Unique Case Lube and have used 1/2 of it.
It does go a long ways.
I have used it on pistol cases going into carbide dies.
about 1 in 10-15 cases would get a tiny bit of lube and that really helped slick the others through.
Some forms of cleaning cases will make the case a bit rougher than say a corn cob polished case.
It stated on the literature that the Imperial sizing die wax:
For use inside and outside the case neck to reduce drag on both the die and size button without concern of powder contamination.
I swab it out.
I now use Hornady Unique Case Lube and have used 1/2 of it.
It does go a long ways.
I have used it on pistol cases going into carbide dies.
about 1 in 10-15 cases would get a tiny bit of lube and that really helped slick the others through.
Some forms of cleaning cases will make the case a bit rougher than say a corn cob polished case.
It stated on the literature that the Imperial sizing die wax:
For use inside and outside the case neck to reduce drag on both the die and size button without concern of powder contamination.
I swab it out.
I don’t know. I lube all my cases. No matter what dies I’m using. It may not help a ton but it definitely does not hurt. In my progressive I’ll use a little homemade (alcohol and lanolin).
That was the purpose of carbide dies, so lubing all those little pistol cartridges wouldn't have to be done. It doesn't hurt to use some, but that's the reason guys pay more for the carbide dies. Some guys do still and some guys don't.
Back up 50 Years on how to lube cases
1) A stamp pad (No Ink)
2) lube was poured on stamp pad
3) Brass was then hand rolled on pad
4) Resized with steel dies
A) If you did not get enough Lube on case it stuck in Die
B) Then use the Stuck Die Removal Tool
5) Then you hand cleaned the excess lube off cases
Now spray a little Hornady One Shot on cases
(Even if you are using Carbide Dies)
(You do not clean cases after resizing)
1) A stamp pad (No Ink)
2) lube was poured on stamp pad
3) Brass was then hand rolled on pad
4) Resized with steel dies
A) If you did not get enough Lube on case it stuck in Die
B) Then use the Stuck Die Removal Tool
5) Then you hand cleaned the excess lube off cases
Now spray a little Hornady One Shot on cases
(Even if you are using Carbide Dies)
(You do not clean cases after resizing)
I don't use lube when using carbide dies on straight walled cases. Never needed it.
