Motor Oil and Case Lube.

Utahar15 · March 13, 2011, 07:59 PM

Has anyone tried this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THOL_...layer_embedded

He starts at 4:28.

Robb

jepp2 · March 13, 2011, 08:18 PM

Did you link the correct video? It was only about cleaning up used dies.

But per your title, if you are asking about using motor oil for sizing lube, that is all I use now. It is much easier to apply and remove and lubes great. I use synthetic motor oil (after using RCBS original case lube, Lee case lube, and Imperial Case Sizing Wax) and I would never go back.

I polish the inside of the die bodies with Flitz and when using oil you wouldn't believe how little effort their is during full length sizing.

Utahar15 · March 13, 2011, 08:20 PM

My bad fixed the link now.

Robb

hk33ka1 · March 13, 2011, 08:31 PM

I have used Amsoil as well with great success. I usually use RCBS 2 on a pad or Imperial Sizing Wax, but also have used Lee, plus the RCBS and Lyman spray ons. When I had a bunch of NATO brass I believe was fired in something with a loose chamber that was hard to size, the Amsoil was the better lube for sizing these cases easily.

Incognito · March 13, 2011, 08:38 PM

I'm sure it works very well, but personally I'll stick with my non-toxic water soluble lube.

I always find it amusing that people think you can simply tumble lube off. The lube doesn't just disappear, it becomes incorporated into the media. So everytime you put anything in the now contaminated media, you're going to end up with residual lube everywhere on the cases. I don't get it.

FrankenMauser · March 13, 2011, 08:49 PM

Quote:

I always find it amusing that people think you can simply tumble lube off. The lube doesn't just disappear, it becomes incorporated into the media. So everytime you put anything in the now contaminated media, you're going to end up with residual lube everywhere on the cases. I don't get it.

Some people run multiple 'batches' of media. Cleaning / lube removing / polishing ... or more.

And... others think they have to change their media every 1000 cases, or so.

For those people, I don't think residual lube will ever really be an issue.

(I use imperial, and hand-'scrub' each case after sizing.)

zippy13 · March 13, 2011, 09:04 PM

I'm sure it works very well, but personally I'll stick with my non-toxic water soluble lube.

+1

totaldla · March 13, 2011, 09:57 PM

Ideal ClearGlide wire pulling lube. Water based. Dries without mess.

**Mike Irwin** · March 13, 2011, 11:41 PM

when she first started reloading, our own Tamara didn't realize that you needed to use case lube and she almost got a case stuck in the die.

She used Wesson oil for that first reloading session... for that fresh fried and resized taste, I guess.

FrankenMauser · March 14, 2011, 01:09 AM

My grandfather used to tell me he would "borrow" clean, used lubricants from the auto repair shop / body shop he worked for. If a vehicle came in for work, and had clean fluids, he'd save about a pint for use as a sizing lubricant. (Engine oil, gear oil, whatever it may have been.)

Those were rough times, though. Money was worse than tight, and he could only afford to shoot the ammo it took to fill his deer tags every year (even reloading).

However...
Once money wasn't an issue, he went to RCBS lube and something Herters used to market. The smell of motor oil in the reloading room got a little old, and he had a few too many hang-fires to feel comfortable with oil.

jmorris · March 14, 2011, 07:12 AM

Quote:

I always find it amusing that people think you can simply tumble lube off. The lube doesn't just disappear, it becomes incorporated into the media. So everytime you put anything in the now contaminated media, you're going to end up with residual lube everywhere on the cases. I don't get it.

It doesn't just disappear, then again neither does all of the stuff you are polishing off the cases. The medias job is to be "contaminated" with what you don't want on your cases. I post load tumble over 20,000 rounds a year without any problems. I don't use motor oil, nly Dillon lube.

tim s · March 14, 2011, 11:14 AM

I had used Imperial for decades, now Royal lube from sharpshootr.com the people that make wipeout/patchout. This stuff will reduce the effort using Imperial by 1/2 [no bs] and it cleans up better, it is the best stuff made....and it smells great. We've started using this for 6PPC resizing where often you're using a custom FL bushing die in a small portable press to size cases fired at over 60,00 psi time and time again. Use it and you will throw away anything you ever called lube before.

Rifleman1776 · March 14, 2011, 01:23 PM

Why people insist on using the gooiest, messiest stuff possible to lube cases before resizing is a puzzlement to me.

I gave up the roller pad business many years ago and use Dillon Rapid Lube spray on. Very easy to use and mess free. Afterwards I just wipe down with a paper towel or leave alone.
Yes, tumbling greasy rounds will ruin your media. But the folks who sell media like you doing that. I don't put goo in my media an it last a very long time.

March 13, 2011, 07:59 PM	#1
Utahar15 Member Join Date: March 1, 2011 Posts: 57	Motor Oil and Case Lube. Has anyone tried this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THOL_...layer_embedded He starts at 4:28. Robb Last edited by Utahar15; March 13, 2011 at 08:20 PM.

March 13, 2011, 09:57 PM	#8
totaldla Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2009 Location: SW Idaho Posts: 1,296	Ideal ClearGlide wire pulling lube. Water based. Dries without mess. __________________ Lee Auto Bench Prime Castor Oil Case Lube

March 13, 2011, 11:41 PM	#9
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	when she first started reloading, our own Tamara didn't realize that you needed to use case lube and she almost got a case stuck in the die. She used Wesson oil for that first reloading session... for that fresh fried and resized taste, I guess. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 14, 2011, 01:09 AM	#10
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	My grandfather used to tell me he would "borrow" clean, used lubricants from the auto repair shop / body shop he worked for. If a vehicle came in for work, and had clean fluids, he'd save about a pint for use as a sizing lubricant. (Engine oil, gear oil, whatever it may have been.) Those were rough times, though. Money was worse than tight, and he could only afford to shoot the ammo it took to fill his deer tags every year (even reloading). However... Once money wasn't an issue, he went to RCBS lube and something Herters used to market. The smell of motor oil in the reloading room got a little old, and he had a few too many hang-fires to feel comfortable with oil. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

March 14, 2011, 11:14 AM	#12
tim s Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2011 Posts: 223	I had used Imperial for decades, now Royal lube from sharpshootr.com the people that make wipeout/patchout. This stuff will reduce the effort using Imperial by 1/2 [no bs] and it cleans up better, it is the best stuff made....and it smells great. We've started using this for 6PPC resizing where often you're using a custom FL bushing die in a small portable press to size cases fired at over 60,00 psi time and time again. Use it and you will throw away anything you ever called lube before. Last edited by tim s; March 14, 2011 at 02:11 PM.

March 13, 2011, 08:18 PM	#2
jepp2 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,476	Did you link the correct video? It was only about cleaning up used dies. But per your title, if you are asking about using motor oil for sizing lube, that is all I use now. It is much easier to apply and remove and lubes great. I use synthetic motor oil (after using RCBS original case lube, Lee case lube, and Imperial Case Sizing Wax) and I would never go back. I polish the inside of the die bodies with Flitz and when using oil you wouldn't believe how little effort their is during full length sizing.

March 13, 2011, 08:20 PM	#3
Utahar15 Member Join Date: March 1, 2011 Posts: 57	My bad fixed the link now. Robb

March 13, 2011, 08:31 PM	#4
hk33ka1 Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2010 Posts: 275	I have used Amsoil as well with great success. I usually use RCBS 2 on a pad or Imperial Sizing Wax, but also have used Lee, plus the RCBS and Lyman spray ons. When I had a bunch of NATO brass I believe was fired in something with a loose chamber that was hard to size, the Amsoil was the better lube for sizing these cases easily.

March 13, 2011, 08:38 PM	#5
Incognito Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 370	I'm sure it works very well, but personally I'll stick with my non-toxic water soluble lube. I always find it amusing that people think you can simply tumble lube off. The lube doesn't just disappear, it becomes incorporated into the media. So everytime you put anything in the now contaminated media, you're going to end up with residual lube everywhere on the cases. I don't get it.

March 13, 2011, 09:04 PM	#7
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	I'm sure it works very well, but personally I'll stick with my non-toxic water soluble lube. +1

March 14, 2011, 01:23 PM	#13
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Why people insist on using the gooiest, messiest stuff possible to lube cases before resizing is a puzzlement to me. I gave up the roller pad business many years ago and use Dillon Rapid Lube spray on. Very easy to use and mess free. Afterwards I just wipe down with a paper towel or leave alone. Yes, tumbling greasy rounds will ruin your media. But the folks who sell media like you doing that. I don't put goo in my media an it last a very long time.