Case lube question

[xrMike]

Are you supposed to lube the inside of the case neck when you lube your cases, or just the outside? Thanks.

[buffybuster]

Ideally, yes, you want to lube the inside of the caseneck to minimize drag on the expander ball. You can do this with a Q-tip with alittle lube on it. There are also neck brushes and dry mica lubes.

[ar15robert]

I use the one shot spray and it gets a little in the neck too.

I like this better than the lube pad deal i was useing before this.

[bruce_ventura]

Lubing inside the neck is often not needed for smaller calibers like .223, but is essential for the bigger calibers like .340 WM. Otherwise, you run the risk of jaming a case and having to cut it in half to get it off the expander ball.

+1 for one-shot spray. I line up my cases in a checkerboard type tray and spray down ward on the mouths from four directions. That coats the inside and outside. Cuts lube time way down. Easy to clean off with a rag. I use it for all calibers.

[Chopper]

Neck Lube made easy

There is also a product called Imperial Dry Neck Lube Application Media.
It is a small, one ounce plastic cup with a dry media that, when you push
an open case neck into it...it coats the inside with a dry lubricant. It works, it
costs like 8 bucks or less and one little can will last a long time.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=892537

[jwest]

Thanks for the pointer to the dry lube Chopper.

[popeye4]

Imperial is great!

There is also a product called Imperial Dry Neck Lube Application Media.
It is a small, one ounce plastic cup with a dry media that, when you push
an open case neck into it...it coats the inside with a dry lubricant. It works, it
costs like 8 bucks or less and one little can will last a long time.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=892537

The Imperial Dry Neck Lube is powdered graphite. Very slick, somewhat messy, but easy to clean up. I also have become a big fan of the case lube as well. A little bit goes a LONG way. I load mainly .308 Win for an M14, so handling/inspecting each case before loading is a good thing. Case failures can be exciting......

[22popnsplat]

I have been using one shot for basic reloading , I use imperial sizing wax for forming wildcats and one shot on the inside of the neck . one shot is just to easy .

[gunboat]

Since i still use the ink pad method, after rolling case across pad, a quick twirl of the case mouth down on the pad seems to get the job done --