Hornady Aerosol Case Lube

[JoshIronshaft]

In regards to tumbling to remove case lube, I'm using the Hornady aerosol spray lube and I have never removed it before loading. I haven't had any issues with powder contamination, etc. After reading some comments in my other thread suggesting someone was removing it, is there something I'm missing? Am I risking something?

When I spray my cases I hit them quickly at a 45 degree angle from above from all four sides to get the outside and inside the case neck.

 

[wlkjr]

May help to mention what caliber you're loading. I lay my pistol brass on the side and mist it good and mix, dump in the brass hopper and load. I'm using a Dillon 650. I don't worry about any further cleaning.

 

[rcmodel]

+1

But regardless of the caliber.

Spraying inside & out on four sides is way too much lube for anything.

A light spritz on a mixing bowls full of brass, hand stirred, will get plenty of lube on every handgun case.

Bottleneck rifle cases too if you use your fingers to spread it all around each case as you pick them out of the bowl to size them.

rc

 

[JoshIronshaft]

I'm loading 5.56 with the case lube. I bought carbide dies for 9mm so I don't lube them. Those are the only two calibers I'm loading so far.

I feel like I'm not getting enough lube on my rifle cases sometimes.

I stand a few hundred up on a box and mist them from all four sides. Not a direct spray like the original impression I gave.

 

[rcmodel]

Spray them once and spread the lube with yuor lubed fingers as you pick them up to size them..

Just a thin film of lube all over each case is all you want, or need.

Too much and you will get oil dents in the shoulders.

rc

 

[newfalguy101]

One Shot is advertised as being safe for powder

 

[ColtPythonElite]

It is safe for powder, but too much will make powder stick to case necks.

I like and use One Shot. I give a bowl full of pistol cases a split second spritz. It makes sizing much easier.

 

[JoshIronshaft]

Thanks for the info everyone. I will try a different way of applying lube. I did see some very small dents in the shoulders when sizing.

 

[GarySTL]

I dump 200 or so 9mm cases in a small box and spray with one shot while shaking the box. Wait about 2 minutes and dump in my case feeder. Never had any issues.

 

[Mer2112]

My technique, take a 1 gallon Ziploc bag and spray the desired lube in the bag. Dump in the cases, seal the bag and mix around. This pretty much eliminates lube getting sprayed inside the cases and in my opinion, gives a more even coating.

My lube of choice is a diy blend discovered here: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/305174_Case_Lube_for_cheap_bastards.html

I use ISO Heat (automotive section) for my alcohol. It's easier to find for me.

 

[JoshIronshaft]

I might have to try that home made lube. I assume it is also safe for powder and I don't need to remove it before reloading?

 

[Mer2112]

I's the same basic formula as the commercial spray lubes (Dillon, Frankford Arsenal). The advantage to the bag method is that it never really gets inside the cases. Bottom line, no need to remove it before loading.

 

[gamestalker]

For me, it's just a matter of principal, in that I like my loads to be free of any residual elements. I look at it this way, the only internal components that need to be present is primer and powder, so I can't see how the presence of lube could be beneficial, if not have some degree of negative impact on over all performance of those two components?

And since I use carbide pistol dies, there is no practical need to use any lube for this application.

GS

 

[JoshIronshaft]

Well I loaded and touched off 2000 rounds of 223 with some lube in the case mouth and not a single failure so the negative impact must be negligible. I don't see a need to waste lube on my pistol cases either.

Last night I tried the lube in a bag method and it worked fine. I'll keep at that for awhile, and when I use my last two cans of the Hornady lube I'll try making my own.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

And since I use carbide pistol dies, there is no practical need to use any lube for this application.

GS

Because it makes sizing easier.

 

[gamestalker]

I get that ColtP, but in all my years of using carbide dies, I've never come across any circumstances that warranted the use of lube? To each his own, but I'll save the lube for bottle necks myself.

GS

 

[bfoosh006]

I use One Shot and have never had a problem.... BUT... Make sure you shake the can every time !!

The internet is full of One Shot problems... most problems are from not shaking the can enough.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Eh, some work harder. Some work wiser.

 

[gamestalker]

But One Shot isn't free, and it sure isn't cheap as case lubes go. So I think it to be cost wise to save it for bottle necks, rather than to waste it for an application that doesn't require it, IMO.

But seriously, I still don't get the whole work hard/smarter thing. It's not like resizing on carbide dies requires any real elbow grease, lately my 2 yr. old grand daughter has been helping me resize handgun brass.

Many of those who stick cases when using One Shot, or any of those type lubes, is either because they don't shake the can frequently, and, or they don't let it dry completely. One fellow I know that was continuously sticking cases said he followed the directions, and was letting it dry for at least 15 minutes. Only problem was he was letting it dry inside the baggie, so it wasn't drying at all. Once I explained to him that it needs to air dry, as in out in the open air, he didn't stick any more cases after that. I sometimes lube my bottle neck brass a day or two before I resize it, I haven't stuck a single case to this day.

GS

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Yep ,it isn't free. I will pony up the penny or two a split second spray on a bowl full of cases costs for the easier sizing....GS, perhaps you are single stage loading with only one piece of brass getting work at each handle pull. If so, I can see your point and how the granddaughter is doing the work. I am loading progressive, which takes a bit more handle effort. I can feel the difference a little lube makes and am willing to pay for it.....In my past 20k rounds, I have not used all of a 8 buck can.