Lubing Shells

ulflyer · February 6, 2005, 07:48 PM

At gun show today I saw some spray lube similar in looks to the Dillon stuff I now use. Instuction said to stand the CASES UP and spray..showed a pic of rifle cases standing up! Don't seem a good idea to me to have lube inside the case......or am I missing something here?

**Bud Helms** · February 6, 2005, 09:26 PM

Many case lubes in use today will dry out (evaporate) after a while.

RLFD5415 · February 8, 2005, 08:52 PM

You can lube the inside of the cases depending on what you use. I use Gardner Bender wire pulling lubricant. It costs about $4/qt at your local hardware store. A little more at Lowes. Get the wax based version - works a little better. GB wire lube does no react with powder, so I use it to lube the inside of my cases for bullet seating. Don't take my word for it. Check out testing done at
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...ming/index.asp
I love the stuff, it costs a fraction of what the majors are charging for lube and it works better IMO.

February 6, 2005, 07:48 PM	#1
ulflyer Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2004 Posts: 148	Lubing Shells At gun show today I saw some spray lube similar in looks to the Dillon stuff I now use. Instuction said to stand the CASES UP and spray..showed a pic of rifle cases standing up! Don't seem a good idea to me to have lube inside the case......or am I missing something here?

February 6, 2005, 09:26 PM	#2
Bud Helms Staff Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 12,907	Many case lubes in use today will dry out (evaporate) after a while. __________________ "The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion." - John Lawton, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995

February 8, 2005, 08:52 PM	#3
RLFD5415 Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 125	You can lube the inside of the cases depending on what you use. I use Gardner Bender wire pulling lubricant. It costs about $4/qt at your local hardware store. A little more at Lowes. Get the wax based version - works a little better. GB wire lube does no react with powder, so I use it to lube the inside of my cases for bullet seating. Don't take my word for it. Check out testing done at http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...ming/index.asp I love the stuff, it costs a fraction of what the majors are charging for lube and it works better IMO.