Lube for single stage press

[bnate]

Tried the search and not coming up with much.

Have been loading for 6 months or so and have a Hornady Lock and Load single stage press.

Used many lubes on the press (read: not cases, but the press):

White Lithium grease
Slick 50
3 in 1
Moly Lube
Dry lubes

not a fan of WD40, as it's a solvent not really great as a lube for long
Seems all of the lubes work for a while then the ram starts to become harder to work and then begins to sweak...after about 500 pulls.

I saw one thread about using synthetic motor oil...will try that next.

Anyone have good success with a particular product on a single stage press???

Thanks in advance!

Nate

[troysland]

I've got a Lee challenger and I use Remoil on it. Actually, any gun oil/lubricant should work. Just make shure you brush off the residue from used primers you decap. They tend to leave alot of burnt leftovers.

[G60]

I use Weapon Shield CLP because it's what I have on hand.

[Divernhunter]

On my RCBS presses I use a shot of Tri-Flow every few years after many thousands of rounds. On my Hornady 50bmg press I have had it 5+ years and have not lubed it yet. But I have only loaded about 900 rounds with it.

[mindwreck]

I just use 4stroke oil on my presses. the stuff you use for lawn mowers and things. rub a tiny layer on, works great.

[XDRoX]

Mobil 1.

[frt96]

I wipe the ram clean and use a little sythetic 0w20 every other time or so.

[Ferrum]

I use Lucas gun oil... Works great!

[csburtch]

Gun oil. It's what I've used.

[Bill Steele]

Regular 30wt.

[atdski07]

Ky, it's made for it


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[not-fishing]

I use Break-free and wipe my Rockchucker every few thousand reloads.

I have to pull my manual turret apart every few thousand times I decap, shape & bells brass with it.

The stiffening up of the action tends to be more from being dirty than anything else.

[shooterbill]

3in 1 is what I use on my Rockchucker.

[TacticalPlinker]

Hornady dry lube seems to work fine. I've also used M-Pro7 CLP and FrogLube.

[ireload]

I've been using Turbine oil with zoom spout applicator since day one (98'). Every few thousand strokes I would wipe off the gunk off the ram and lightly lube it. The pivot points I would take apart for more thorough cleaning and lubrication with same product.