Issue with Lube inside case neck

[AustinTXMarine]

OK, so having some lube remain in the case neck that is not coming off. I am using standard RCBS lube.

Anyone have a method of ensuring all lube, inside and out, is removed prior to priming, powder and seating?

 

[Victor N TN]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Rinse in lighter fluid and let air dry over night before loading. I blow the cases out with an air hose after rinsing.

 

[Guest]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Switch to Hornady aerosol case lube. Just lube the case body and shoulder.
Use this dry lube on the case neck.
http://www.huntingtons.com/lubeaccessories.html

Or you could switch to Redding/RCBS bushing neck sizing dies or Lee Collet die where no lube is required.

 

[kombayotch]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

I always swab out my cases with a bore swab as the last step. And I do consistently get lube inside the necks. I think traces of lube in the necks is beneficial actually...

 

[AustinTXMarine]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Thanks for the feedback. I don't run that many cases at one time, so I think I will go with the swab idea for now.

 

[Fluke]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

I wash mine.Dish soap and vinegar.Dry in the oven.

 

[Rob01]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

I tumble mine after lubing and sizing. Takes all the One Shot off.

 

[former naval person]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

I lube mine with HxBN suspended in alcohol. Others use graphite. Reduces runout. JMHO

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

I use RCBS Water Soluble Case Lube, which is essentially very thick liquid detergent. I tumble the cases after resizing (but no priming) with media that's been dampened with alcohol and vinegar, and this both removes the lube and helps polish the brass better without weakening it, as ammonia might. Afterward each case is carefully inspected and any issues with packed-in media are resolved.

Greg

 

[chpprguy]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rob01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I tumble mine after lubing and sizing. Takes all the One Shot off. </div></div>

+1

 

[Trapshooter12]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

School me here. How do you get lube in the case mouth? I use the Rcbs ink pad to lube my cases. So how does one get lube in the mouth. I have been loading for 36 years and can't see how that's possible since the cases are laid flat and rolled on it. I hope I haven't been missing something.

 

[4Rail_Gunner]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

If i resize and load directly after resize, then i spray lube into a plastic bag and throw my brass in and shake around.

If I am going to clean directly after the resize i pour them in the bag and then spray the cases and shake them around.


Thanks to David for the tip years ago.

 

[kombayotch]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Trapshooter12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">School me here. How do you get lube in the case mouth? I use the Rcbs ink pad to lube my cases. So how does one get lube in the mouth. I have been loading for 36 years and can't see how that's possible since the cases are laid flat and rolled on it. I hope I haven't been missing something. </div></div>

Lube pad? I think I once saw those featured in an issue of Reminisce magazine...

Lube in spray form is all the rage now and it's quite easy to get some in the neck. If you use Imperial sizing wax, that also sometimes gets into the neck if you aren't careful. One of the big drawbacks of the old lube pad method is that it doesn't get the neck very well and lubing the neck will give you lower runouts.

 

[AustinTXMarine]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Kombayotch is right, just getting it in there from spray. I will just run things back through media before priming. Thanks again to all.

 

[polish handgunner]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

From personal experience i have got case lube in the case neck because i had an excess amount of lube on the pad.

This can also happen if you apply too much pressure when using a lube pad.

 

[GOING FOR 2000]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Use Dilons pump spray lube sparingly, lube the neck inside with a Q-tip, size then wash in acetone or brake clean, air dry overnight.

 

[427Cobra]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I lube mine with HxBN suspended in alcohol. Others use graphite. Reduces runout. JMHO </div></div>

this has been my experience as well

 

[PistonPete]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

with all the advice given here on removing lube from case neck, have anyone here considered that some of us reloaders use progressive presses like the Dillon 550, 650, 1050 ? after removing the polished cases from my Dillon CV-500 Vibratory Case Cleaner i lay the cases neatly in rows in a tray and spray them with my home made case lube of alcohol and lanolin, let set a few seconds then shake the tray, let set a few minutes, then dump the cases in the XL 650 Case feeder, then start pulling the handle and inserting bullets.

can anyone please inform us progressive press users at which stage one can remove case neck lube ?

in my <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="color: #FF0000">OPINION</span></span></span> we can not, besides, my method leaves very minimal if any lube in the case neck

 

[GOING FOR 2000]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Progressive presses are mostly used for pistol cart. and use carbide dies, no lube required.

 

[bigwheeler]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

+1 on tumbling after the case prepping is done. I can't see how you can not lube
necks inside and out without sticking cases once in a while. Not to mention it stretches the case every time you pull the expander ball through even if the ball is
turned down in diameter a bit. With lube they stretch a lot less.

 

[Hunt]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Alcohol and Q-tips to clean lube from inside necks.

 

[Joe-n-TX]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BoRepeater</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

You shouldn't be getting the lube inside the case neck.

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I do it due to the expander ball per instructions. Then tumble.

 

[minnesotadan]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Dillon published an article in the Blue Press on reloading .223 for the team they sponsored in high power. They would tumble, lube, size and deprime, then trim a large number of cases. After that wash the cases in Acetone let them dry and tumble again. Change tool head and reload. I have tried this for .223 and it seems to work well,I do have a variation of 100fps so I just use these for the running and gunning in 3 gun matches.

Dan

 

[Enios]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

Use imperial dry neck lube if you've got to have some and don't worry about it.

 

[4Rail_Gunner]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1000 YDS. IS FUN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Progressive presses are mostly used for pistol cart. and use carbide dies, no lube required. </div></div>

Actually alot of folks use progressives for everything including pistol.


This is what I do in expanded format from my earlier post.


On .223 or any case that I am going to resize and load on the same Cycle through my XL650's. I have a plastic bag and i spray the walls of the plastic bag and drop my brass in and shake around. Drop in the case feeder and start loading.
Then Tumble Loaded rounds to clean the lube off.

On my .260 and .308 precision rounds.
I throw my brass in my plastic bag spray the cases and shake around. Then pour them in the case feeder and run them through my resizing DIES tool head.
Do my brass work, trim, chamfer, debur, clean primer pockets.
Tumble and remove the lube.
Change tool heads and load bullets.


Hope this clarifies for progressive loading.

 

[ChrisGarrett]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use RCBS Water Soluble Case Lube, which is essentially very thick liquid detergent. I tumble the cases after resizing (but no priming) with media that's been dampened with alcohol and vinegar, and this both removes the lube and helps polish the brass better without weakening it, as ammonia might. Afterward each case is carefully inspected and any issues with packed-in media are resolved.

Greg </div></div>

I use RCBS Case Lube II and if I'm lubing the inside necks, which I don't do for bolt gun reloads, I'll just rinse them in the sink if I'm not in a hurry and air dry. If I'm doing the outsides only, I'll use a damp shop rag and this gets the lube off, allowing me to load them up quickly.

Tumbling this stuff off, loads up my media quickly and I prefer not to have to have a metric shit tonne of it on hand.

For larger batches of blasting ammo, I've recently tried Hornady One Shot and it worked well on a 500 ct. batch of 223/556 cases. You don't have to remove it prior to charging the cases, which saves on time, but you have to follow the instructions and let the wet cases sit for one minute before sizing them.

The only two cases I've ever stuck (in 15 years) were back to back (w/i 5 minutes) using some old (12 years) Dillon spray lube, which might have gone 'soft' on me.

Chris

 

[PistonPete]

Re: Issue with Lube inside case neck

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: minnesotadan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dillon published an article in the Blue Press on reloading .223 for the team they sponsored in high power. They would tumble, lube, size and deprime, then trim a large number of cases. After that wash the cases in Acetone let them dry and tumble again. Change tool head and reload. I have tried this for .223 and it seems to work well,I do have a variation of 100fps so I just use these for the running and gunning in 3 gun matches.

Dan
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let me get this right..., you have one tool head with nothing but the sizing die, another tool head with everything but the sizing die ?? is this correct ? if yes, why didn't i think of that ? that pretty much settles my need to trim, i have been trimming fired cases after every 5 reloadings, surprising how few needed a trim job.