OK, been handloading for at least a couple of years. I started with pistol and now reload 223 for my rifles. I know that lube is not required for pistol reloading and I have tried a few different case lubes for rifle brass - Hornady One Shot, Dillon, and Imperial wax.
After getting a case stuck with Hornady (after thousands of successful rounds), and not caring for the Dillon lube (seemed messy), I settled on Imperial. I just swipe my finger across the wax and apply it to the case. It works wonderfully for me.
Using this method I was not getting any lube into the case neck, so now I deliberately drag my fingertip across the case mouth to get a bit of lube on the inside rim of the case.
Once sized, I wipe the cases clean using a rag with some alcohol.
The problem is that when I drop powder into the cases, it sticks to the wax on the inside of the case necks, so I have started cleaning the necks with a Q-tip, but this is time consuming.
With the spray lubes (Dillon and Hornady) I never had a problem with powder sticking even though I am sure some of the spray was entering the case necks due to the angle of the spray.
So....my questions for you all are:
- Do I need to lube inside the case necks?
- Is there a better way?
I suppose I could continue using my current method then tumble that cases a second time to remove the lube, but really wanted to know if it was critical to lube inside the case necks.
After getting a case stuck with Hornady (after thousands of successful rounds), and not caring for the Dillon lube (seemed messy), I settled on Imperial. I just swipe my finger across the wax and apply it to the case. It works wonderfully for me.
Using this method I was not getting any lube into the case neck, so now I deliberately drag my fingertip across the case mouth to get a bit of lube on the inside rim of the case.
Once sized, I wipe the cases clean using a rag with some alcohol.
The problem is that when I drop powder into the cases, it sticks to the wax on the inside of the case necks, so I have started cleaning the necks with a Q-tip, but this is time consuming.
With the spray lubes (Dillon and Hornady) I never had a problem with powder sticking even though I am sure some of the spray was entering the case necks due to the angle of the spray.
So....my questions for you all are:
- Do I need to lube inside the case necks?
- Is there a better way?
I suppose I could continue using my current method then tumble that cases a second time to remove the lube, but really wanted to know if it was critical to lube inside the case necks.