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Case Lube

SMSgtRod

SMSgtRod

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If your sizing die is carbide then you don't need to lube your cases before running them through the sizing step.

I have two cals that I load that I have to lube. My 357 SIG and the 300 Black Out.

I started lubing my SIG's by rolling them on a lube pad. Works ok but is a tad bit tedious.

So I decided to take a lazy way out. I took a piece of wood for a tray and drilled it out to the size of the SIG case.
It's a little less than ¼" deep. Enough to hold the case and keep it from falling over. I alternated each row
so that when I use the One Shot spray it will get them all.
The tray is mounted on a lazy susan swivel so I can spray, give the tray a ¼ turn and spray again.
With three turns I have all sides of the cases lubed.
When spraying I hold the can at a 45 degree angle. That way the inside of the case mouth gets a bit of lube too.
That makes the process of sizing/expanding a little smoother.

For the 300 BO I gave it a try today. As long as I hold the tray steady I don't have a domino mess. I only did a half
tray to take the picture.

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I also use the Hornady Lube-I reload only 2 calibers that's .223 and .300AAC and I use a set up like the block.
Actually I really like the Hornady-I started reloading rifle rounds back in the 70's and then quit until a few years ago and I can't seem to recall what lube I used before-but it wasn't as easy as the Hornady from what I remember.
 
The 357 SIG is a taper case as are rifle and my 300 Blackout Pistol. I started with paste lube on the pad. As I said earlier was tedious work and retired and lazy. Well, not all that lazy. Just have to manage my time to take care of all the Honey Do projects. So I found that the spray and my little swivel tray work much faster. With less effort.
Here's the paste I used to start with and have almost a full container left. Pad is nice for the small quantity reloads.

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SMSgtRod said:
If your sizing die is carbide then you don't need to lube your cases before running them through the sizing step.

I have two cals that I load that I have to lube. My 357 SIG and the 300 Black Out.

I started lubing my SIG's by rolling them on a lube pad. Works ok but is a tad bit tedious.

So I decided to take a lazy way out. I took a piece of wood for a tray and drilled it out to the size of the SIG case.
It's a little less than ¼" deep. Enough to hold the case and keep it from falling over. I alternated each row
so that when I use the One Shot spray it will get them all.
The tray is mounted on a lazy susan swivel so I can spray, give the tray a ¼ turn and spray again.
With three turns I have all sides of the cases lubed.
When spraying I hold the can at a 45 degree angle. That way the inside of the case mouth gets a bit of lube too.
That makes the process of sizing/expanding a little smoother.

For the 300 BO I gave it a try today. As long as I hold the tray steady I don't have a domino mess. I only did a half
tray to take the picture.

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What's next "Chinese Checkers"?
 
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