I shoot a lot and want to streamline everything as much as possible. I spray the inside and outside of the cases with one shot, resize then wipe the outside of cases with a rag with rubbing alcohol. I don't enjoy cleaning the lube off cases and don't want to tumble them. whats the easiest method? Anyone just leave the lube on the case?
cleaning lube off cases
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Just put them on an old towel, flip the towel over on itself, roll them back and forth until lube removed. Purdy EZ
If you leave lube on the outside of the cases, the case will not grip the chamber walls on firing. You do not want this.
If you leave lube on the outside of the cases, the case will not grip the chamber walls on firing. You do not want this.
I don't like the idea of leaving any lube on the outside as I want the brass to grab hold of the chamber wall tightly to prevent any leakage of gasses under pressure. The only place I'd let lube to stay in on the inside of the necks.
Isn't that called "tumbling"?
I use one-shot and liberally spray everything. Once the ammo is fully assembled I toss it into a vibratory tumbler filled with rice for 5 minutes to get the lube off the outside.
Don't know that lube specifically, but if it's water soluble (like CaseLube2), you can put cases in a pot with hot/boiling water (I use a bit of dish detergent) and stir to wash. I use the oven to gently dry them. A LOT of cases can be done in one batch.
One Shot is a dry lube and can be removed with a dry rag. I usually do this as I pull the round from the press. I don't worry about the neck as I run a brush through that before loading. Otherwise 10 minutes in the lizard litter.
I use one shot and spray at a downward angle to get the inside of the neck. I'm sure that with some cases there is enough lube to drip down the inside of the case. I don't see how anything short of tumbling can remove it.
I also think a dry outside of the case to grip the chamber is important.
I don't want lube left in the neck so the tension there is as consistent as possible.
I don't like the idea of my powder mixing with anything lube included.
I haven't done any testing, but I think that doing a second tumble helps keep ES and SD down.
I keep seperate batches of tumbling media for the first tumble and the second. I get a much better shine this way even when the first batch gets dirty. When the first gets too dirty, I dump it and my "Finishing" media becomes my "Range" media.
I also think a dry outside of the case to grip the chamber is important.
I don't want lube left in the neck so the tension there is as consistent as possible.
I don't like the idea of my powder mixing with anything lube included.
I haven't done any testing, but I think that doing a second tumble helps keep ES and SD down.
I keep seperate batches of tumbling media for the first tumble and the second. I get a much better shine this way even when the first batch gets dirty. When the first gets too dirty, I dump it and my "Finishing" media becomes my "Range" media.
This is one of the biggest issues slowing down my loading process for years. I wish they could just devise something similar to carbide dies that didn't require lube. I've used one shot, lanolin, and redding die wax. Have to wipe it down after loading or tumble.
I think getting all the lube off the outside of cases is kind of important so I tumble it off after sizing. I mitigate some of the down time by not cleaning my cases before I spray them with lube and size them (unless it’s following a muddy match or the cases are really dirty for some reason), so my tumbling is for cleaning and removing the lube…
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