Are there any alternatives to Case Lube?

[dogtag]

A lot of good ideas. I've found that by neck sizing only
you don't need a case lube. If and when I need to full length
size I'll probably try Musketshooter's idea.

[holdover]

I use a stamp pad and Kroil, just a bit goes a very long way and much better then anything else I have ever used in over 40 years.

[Hefights]

I'm using RCBS water soluble lube on a pad, works great, dont need to change to anything else, easy to clean off.

[tmark]

You can buy a Pam-like spray cheaply from the dollar store but I forgot how much it sells for!

[albert]

Outdoors Stores sell a beeswax prep for boots called Sno-Seal. It works great as a lube. I use about a fingertip full spread around on the palm of my hand and worked for a minute or so on a frisbee full of pistol cases. You dont need 100% coverage of each case as the wax seems to stay in the die.

[DENNIS]

Motor mica

[M1Riflenut]

I've been spoiled by the RCBS lube in a spray bottle. I'll lay out a cookie sheet of cases, hit them with a couple small "spritz's" from the neck end, lift the sheet slightly so they roll a bit and then hit the other side with a squirt or two. Doing it from the neck end allows the inside of the necks to get a little lube as well and they resize easily. The stuff lasts a long time and is pretty cheap IMHO. I don't care for the various canned aerosol lubes, they cost much more, use up quickly and work like crap. Lube pads are ok but take a lot more time. Many years ago a LGS owner suggested I try the pump bottle and I've never looked back since.

[Matt Anthony]

There are two case lubes that are superior in my opinion, RCBS case lube you use with a pad or Imperial sizing die wax. I checked online for case lube thinking that those money grubing hoarders have a conspiracy against us and found you can buy case lube from every source. The hoarders have not caught on to case lube yet!

I just got my order from a friend who bought Green Dot from Powder Valley two days before they shut off all back orders. The 8lbs was 106.95 plus hazmat and shipping. Gun World in Germantown Wisconsin sold me 2 one pound containers of Green Dot last week for $25.00 a pound plus tax.

All retailers who raised their prices due to demand, I plan on remembering when stocks are again plentiful. I will only buy from the companies that didn't gouge us!

Matt

[joem]

I've been spoiled by the RCBS lube in a spray bottle. I'll lay out a cookie sheet of cases, hit them with a couple small "spritz's" from the neck end, lift the sheet slightly so they roll a bit and then hit the other side with a squirt or two. Doing it from the neck end allows the inside of the necks to get a little lube as well and they resize easily. The stuff lasts a long time and is pretty cheap IMHO. I don't care for the various canned aerosol lubes, they cost much more, use up quickly and work like crap. Lube pads are ok but take a lot more time. Many years ago a LGS owner suggested I try the pump bottle and I've never looked back since.

I used to do it that way on a cookie sheet. I started using a gallon sise zip loc bag and spray bottle. Much faster than the cookie sheet method.

[Dolt]

I just tried using Bag Balm in the green can and it worked great! Rub some on your lube pad and you are ready to go. I think the lanolin in it is what makes it so slippery. One small can should last a long, long time. Give it a try.

[older than dirt]

Hi, has anyone ever used siilicon lube in the spray cans?

[Don Steele]

Imperial sizing wax..AWESOME stuff

[2571]

I've heard of people using Pam veggie oil spray, but never attempted it myself.

Y'all don't have popcorn in MS? The spray popcorn stuff works & smells better than Pam.

Down side is that I re-load to keep myself from snacking in the evenings. Popcorn topping makes me crave salty munchies.

[John Kepler]

PAM or any store brand equivilent.

Use sparingly; a little goes a long way. A light spray in a bag or over a tub; toss like a salad to distribute.

De-grease your die afterwards with any good solvent (eg, carb cleaner, mineral spirits, etc). The soybean oil will oxidize and gum up if left too long.

Maury

On this line, the DIY "Improoved" version is soy lecithin (available at ANY health food store like a GNC) dissolved in alcohol (as long as you aren't using it for cooking, any SD ethanol will do.......if you're going to cook with it, get a bottle of "Everclear" grain alky)!

[glockbox]

I make and use my own. I bought a bottle of Lanolin off of Ebay, a bottle of 90 percent alcohol and a empty spray bottle from walmart. I pour a small amount of lanolin into the spray bottle then add the alcohol. I leave and inch or two of space to allow for mixing, shake well then spray on cases, the alcohol evaporates quickly and is the best lube I have ever used. It's a lot like Dillon's case lube but a whole lot cheaper. Plus it works great for dry skin too.