Case Lube Removal

[thebloodsonthewall]

I am starting to get a system going now for reloading rifle rounds but there has to be a better way to get rid of the case lube after resizing. My reloading manuals say to wipe it off with a towel. It is slow and there has to be a better way. How do you guys do it?

Also, what is your favorite case lube? I am using Case Lube-2 and a pad and it is kind of a pain.


One more question, is there a website that has different head stamps and whether they are reloadable or not?

[Budd]

Hornady One shot. It is a spray and wipes off just fine.

[nobs11]

I prefer Hornady one shot as well, but be sure not to use too much. It will squish the necks of your cases during resizing. Also you can just toss them in the tumbler for a few mins to get the lube off.

[kurac]

I wash mine in hot water and simple green, then I run them through the dryer on the stationary rack to dry them out before water spots develope

[kurac]

Or you can run them through the tumbler again.

[halifax]

I've recently switched to Hornady One-Shot. Before that I was using a pad and RCBS case lube. To get the RCBS stuff off, I would use acetone in a coffee can. Takes it off real quick and dries very quickly.

[Beelzy]

Or you can run them through the tumbler again.

That works best.

[dreyna14]

I run my brass for a short time through the tumbler before resizing just to remove the really nasty stuff. After resizing and trimming, I run it through the tumbler again until they're nice and shiny.

[jmzhwells]

One Shot. Size, trim, load, then tumble to get all the stuff off. Plus, after sizing and trimming they usually sit a while, so the tumbler helps remove any possible corrosion.

[sargenv]

You need to be careful with one shot, I know too many people who have been stingy with the one shot aerosol and had the brass seize up inside the dies. For Rifle I use Dillon spray which is lanolin in an alcohol carrier. Spray it on, alcohol evaporates and you are left with the lube. It is sticky so after sizing I usually run it through the tumbler again and commence loading or use it to load everything up and once finished with the rounds tumble it for about 15 mins fully loaded to get the lube off.

[bohoki]

You need to be careful with one shot, I know too many people who have been stingy with the one shot aerosol and had the brass seize up inside the dies. For Rifle I use Dillon spray which is lanolin in an alcohol carrier. Spray it on, alcohol evaporates and you are left with the lube. It is sticky so after sizing I usually run it through the tumbler again and commence loading or use it to load everything up and once finished with the rounds tumble it for about 15 mins fully loaded to get the lube off.

i can testify to the "west's" rifle cases are a good locking taper and if not well lubed it will lock pretty tight

the russian x39 and 54r are a bit more forgiving to light lube

i use vasaline now and throw them all on a white tee shirt and give them a general rub

they get wiped a bit more when i trim them


to apply i put all my cases in a gallon ziplock bag (the zipper is just a good top reenforcement)

and put a dolip of vasaline on my hand and just rub and grab every case i also keep my hand a bit greazy when loading them into the sizer of course i am using a lee rgb a sb rcbs its just a matter of time be fore you get a lockup

[sargenv]

Yeah, that works on a single stage, I do my 223 and 30-30 on a progressive, it'd take too long to do it that way. I may also pick up the 650 conversion for 308 someday... single stage work is just so.. time consuming..

[anyracoon]

Dillon spray lube, decap & size on Dillon 650. Trim with a Giraud. Load with a decap die in station one on 650 to make sure nothing in flash holes. Finished rounds tumbled in fine ground corn cob & Nu-Finish. Case guage all rounds, than styro blocks or stripper clips.

[rayra]

Tumble dirty brass, Dillon pump-spray lube, fully load ammo, tumble finished rounds to remove lube. Gage / inspect.

[EBR Works]

After tumbling I use a generous amount of OneShot, let it dry for a few minutes and run them through my progressive. There is so little lube residue that I don't even bother to remove it. Just don't be stingy with the OneShot or you will stick a case. Works for me with .223, 7.62x39, 7.62x54r and several pistol calibers.