Been using RCBS case lube for years but I’m finally getting low. Wondering about any of the new stuff that’s out there that may be cleaner and less sticky.
I have always been impressed how little imperial sizing wax is needed to resize rifle brass. Just a small dab on your fingers rubbed onto the neck shoulder junction. After a while, enough residue exists on your fingers that frequent dips into the wax tin is not required to get enough wax on subsequent cases. Cleans up well enough in my dry media tumbler.
I have tried other case lubes including the spray stuff to streamline/speed my reloading process and reduce mess. However I have always come back to sizing wax (imperial makes some, Hornady’s is pretty good too). Sizing effort is way easier and it cleans off very easily.
Imperial sizing wax for single stage press use/low volume reloading. Progressive/high volume gets my homemade Dillon counterfeit (liquid lanolin and isopropyl alcohol). I’d avoid Hornady One Shot- imo it’s garbage
I still use RCBS for my big cases (50 BMG) but use Hornady one shot in a zip lock bag for everything else.
I use Hornady One Shot for .223 and for getting inside case necks for larger cases, for which I use Imperial sizing wax. The wax goes a very long way, many thousands of cases. But it requires individual application which is OK for my larger calibers and lower quantities loaded. The wax is superb for larger cases like .30-06, really lets it slide through the die. I then wipe off each case after loading.
For the much greater quantities of .233 cases the One Shot allows me to place 40-50 cases upside down in a loading block and a quick spray one two sides is good enough. The .223 case is so small it does not need a lot of lube. Also, One Shot dries so there is no sticky mess and I don’t need to clean the cases after loading. Great for small cases like .223 but I have not found it lubes well enough for .30-06, at least not compared to Imperial wax.
I use Hornady One-Shot for .223 cases (bulk reloading) and a lanolin/isopropyl for .308 and 6.5CM (single stage reloading).
I have used many type case lubes but last summer I tried Hornady One Shot and didn’t read the instructions and got stuck cases.
When using One Shot you “MUST” read all the instructions and clean and remove “ALL” other type wet lubes from the die, and then spray the inside of the die.
After this your Hornady One Shot will work fantastic and this “dry film” lube does not need to be removed. And when the spray is angled correctly the inside of your case necks are also lubed correctly.
Bottom line, Hornady One Shot is slicker than snot on a door knob and does not have to be wiped off. Just read all the instructions and don’t bugger things up.
Oh, I can’t wait for MarkM to chime in about One-Shot!
I like Dillon’s lube, which is just lanolin and alcohol. Yes, I’ll be making my own, from here on out.
WORD UP!
I use the homemade Dillon lube with approx 12/1 mix of isoheet or 99 alcohol and liquid lanolin. Toss brass in a box, spray, shake and spray again. Toss cases into casefeeder on dillon 650, then tumble in dry media when done. You can process allot of brass this way without making a mess or handling cases all that much.
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I have never used One Shot without sticking a case.
Wait, there were instructions?
Cue MarkM posting the video of when he blew up his remaining supply of OneShot…
I wish I knew how to unlock my youtube channel. We could make some cool videos, but we’ve become lazy.
If Hornady One Shot is not properly applied and the sizing die cleaned and sprayed with One Shot you will have stuck cases.
Hornady One Shot is a dry film type lube and the cases must be allowed to dry before sizing.
I have home made alcohol and lanolin spray lube, and tried any other type wet lube you can think of and they also work well. “BUT” these type lubes must be removed and it can be time consuming and extra work.
But as long as you follow the Hornady One Shot instructions I have not had any stuck cases. I would not recommend One Shot for once fired machine gun fired 7.62 cases, but for normal sizing conditions it will work fine.
If you do a Google search you will find people who love Hornady One Shot and also find people who hate Hornady One Shot. Now ask yourself why do some people hate it, and why they hate it.
I can think of a few reasons why some people do not like Hornady One Shot.
- Not applied properly and evenly to the entire case.
- Die not cleaned.
- Dirty rough die that needs polishing.
- Ask yourself why the cases are sticking and not blame the Hornady One Shot. It works for many other people why doesn’t it work for you. (don’t shoot the messenger)
- Did you ever have a stuck case with any other type case lube and why did it get stuck.
- Hornady One Shot didn’t work because you were in the Marines and slept through that class.
7.There is the right way, the wrong way and the Army way. - And if the Army USAMU doesn’t get stuck cases what are “YOU” doing wrong.
P.S. Aim High Air Force.:sarcastic:
Slick Tricks: Techniques and Tools for Big-Batch Case Lubrication
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/09/slick-tricks-techniques-and-tools-for-big-batch-case-lubrication/
I sure hate guys that know what they are doing! And read “instructions!”
Very excellent demos. Even a caveman like me could do that.
I’ve never understood making lube. The DCL goes a long way, and it’s not that expensive. Pappabear went nuts and bought us a whole case of it. Probably outlast the both of us.
I play with different spray lubes but keep going back to RCBS Case Lube 2.
Put a few drops on an RCBS pad, smear it all over, lay @10 cases on the pad, roll back and forth a couple times with your palm on the cases, dump cases in a bin, add more cases, repeat, up to 150 or so cases with each lube application. I have a .17 bore mop mounted horizontally from my bench that I put a couple drops of the case lube on and run it inside each 5.56 case just before I size it to prevent case stretching.
Once the cases are completely prepped I wash then in hot water with Simple Green and Lemi Shine, dry and load. I get less dented or stuck casings with this method and use it from 5.56 to .416 Remington. Water soluble, non toxic, and they sell it at Walmart so the cost goes on our grocery budget (along with Hornady bullets, CCI primers and beer). 
I see all these “processes” and wonder why not just dump the brass in a tray and spritz them with DCL. You don’t even have to hit them all evenly. The stuff is so user friendly.
It’s cheaper, admittedly not by much. I was more curious than anything and was out of case lube at the time. As a bonus my wife has found other uses for the lanolin so there’s that.
Cheaper is assuming however that Dillon mixes it to a similar ratio.
All that said, it works very well so my time and effort wasn’t a waste.
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