Best Spray Case Lube

browninghunter86 · March 15, 2012, 10:17 AM

What is everyone using for lubing cases with spray? About to start loading 5.56 and that would be alot of work to lube each case by hand. Also wanting to use it for my 308 brass

Will Lee · March 15, 2012, 10:52 AM

Hornady Case Lub (Spray). Use it on 223 & 270, love it.

praetorian97 · March 15, 2012, 11:31 AM

I used one shot.....Till this happened.

Now I use RCBS Case Slick.

chris in va · March 15, 2012, 12:57 PM

I've found the Hornady Unique to be very easy to use and works a lot better than any spray lube I tried. A little on the fingers goes a long ways.

frumious · March 15, 2012, 01:27 PM

I use the Frankford Arsenal spray lube. I neck-size bottleneck cases and don't bother lubing pistol cases (carbide dies) so the only case I lube is the big-ol' 45-70. Never had a problem but you gotta follow the directions. As in, after you spray 'em down, let 'em sit for at least a minute or two. The stuff has to dry before it will work. When the cases "dry" they aren't really dry, but the alcohol has evaporated and you are just left with the lube, which is slightly greasy.

My process is this: I take a 1-gallon ziplock bag, spray in 1 spritz of FA lube, toss in 50 45-70 cases, zip the bag and roll them around, then dump them out into a plastic bin. Then I set up the press. By the time I get my press ready the cases are ready to go. I spray the lube in the bag before putting in the cases because I don't want lube getting inside the cases. It is supposed to not hurt anything but you can see the powder sticking to it inside the case if you look. So it makes me feel better if it just doesn't get a chance to get in there in the first place.

-cls

Ethan.G · March 15, 2012, 02:36 PM

+1 for RCBS Case Slick. I hold the lid for my lube pad over the shoulders when i spray so i dont get any on the necks/shoulder so i dont get dents from the dies.

tell you what you Really need is a dry lube for the Inside of the neck, i use white graphite from forster, best 20$ iv spent in reloading so far

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89blazin · March 15, 2012, 05:29 PM

Royal Case & Die Lube...best aerosol lube there is.

Jerry45 · March 15, 2012, 07:22 PM

When I bought my RCBS press 30+ years ago I use RCBS pad and lube. Thick and sticky and it worked. When I bought my Dillon I bought Dillon spray lube. Works grate! Friend that used my equipment bought some Hornady spray lube. Works grate! So I believe any of the name brand spray lubes will work pretty well.

jdillon · March 15, 2012, 07:29 PM

+1 on the Dillon case lube.

jag2 · March 15, 2012, 07:49 PM

Spray lubes are certainly the easiest and cleanest to use. Can't say its true in every single case, but if a shell sticks it because it didn't get enough lube, not that the lube wasn't any good. Most spray lubes are alcohol and some sort of lubricant like lanolin. You MUST keep it well shaken because the two do not stay mixed. After you spray, the alcohol evaporates leaving the lube behind. If you don't shake it up you just spray out the alcohol and get a stuck case.

moxie · March 15, 2012, 07:55 PM

Hornady One Shot. Easy and works well. Cleans up nice too.

GroovyMike · March 15, 2012, 10:02 PM

I also had a horrible experience with one shot spray lube - mangled a case, destroyed a die getting it out.

Never again. It MIGHT be ok for pistol cases but it is definitely NOT for rifle brass!

I am sticking with the RCBS pad and roll on lube!

tom234 · March 15, 2012, 10:19 PM

+3 for Dillon spray lube.

chills1994 · March 16, 2012, 12:07 AM

Dillon case lube which is lanolin and rubbing alcohol mixed together.

You can buy your own lanolin and 90%+ rubbing alcohol to make your own.

I usually stick my cases into a zip lock bag. Give the Dillon bottle a few pumps inside the bag. then I seal up the bag and rock it back and forth to distribute the case lube.

I always...ALWAYS! take a WD-40 soaked Q-tip and swirl that up inside the decapping/resizing die to clean it out at the start of every reloading session at each 100 round mark.

Cornbread · March 16, 2012, 05:55 AM

I tried the Hornady One Shot didn’t have any stuck cases but there was a sticky build up in the dies.(was about to have one)

Switched to RCBS Case Slick very pleased. Dump cases in a gallon zip-lock bag spray, roll them around a little and good to go.

The Hornady One Shot I tried was the one in the plastic pump spray bottle..

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · March 16, 2012, 06:43 AM

Hornady One Shot. People that get stuck cases don't use enough or don't get it where it needs to go. Period.

I am sure ANY spray case lube will work fine, as long as you understand where it needs to go on the case and how much to use.

A little "spritz" is not near enough.

Uncle Buck · March 16, 2012, 07:07 AM

I use Hornady One Shot.

Like others have said, follow the directions and shake the can! I ruined one dies because I was smarter than the can.

Rifleman1776 · March 16, 2012, 08:56 AM

Dillon 5000
Enuf said.

markr · March 16, 2012, 10:07 AM

I just sized 100 new 30/06 cases with one shot.....no stuck cases. I did notice where one or two got tight so I re lubed. And I think that was due a case being in the middle of the load block and not getting aa good spritz. Now I just pay close attention to my spray pattern.

rogerxvr · March 18, 2012, 06:12 PM

Just make SURE you shake the Can........

chiefr · March 18, 2012, 07:36 PM

I guess I dare to be different. I don't like spray lube. Yes, I tried it once and did not like the overspray and waste. I have been reloading well before spray case lube existed. Will stick with my pad and bottle.

markr · March 18, 2012, 07:48 PM

If you want to load bottle neck cartridges in a progressive press or an indexing turret press, the spray lube is the way to go.

March 15, 2012, 10:17 AM	#1
browninghunter86 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2011 Posts: 524	Best Spray Case Lube What is everyone using for lubing cases with spray? About to start loading 5.56 and that would be alot of work to lube each case by hand. Also wanting to use it for my 308 brass

March 15, 2012, 07:22 PM	#8
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	When I bought my RCBS press 30+ years ago I use RCBS pad and lube. Thick and sticky and it worked. When I bought my Dillon I bought Dillon spray lube. Works grate! Friend that used my equipment bought some Hornady spray lube. Works grate! So I believe any of the name brand spray lubes will work pretty well. __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

March 15, 2012, 07:29 PM	#9
jdillon Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2011 Location: Southern NM Posts: 141	+1 on the Dillon case lube. __________________ "Emergencies have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded" - F.A. Hayek

March 15, 2012, 07:55 PM	#11
moxie Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2006 Location: TX Posts: 513	Hornady One Shot. Easy and works well. Cleans up nice too. __________________ If you want to shoot...shoot...don't talk! Tuco USAF Munitions 1969-1992 RVN 1972-1973

March 15, 2012, 10:02 PM	#12
GroovyMike Member Join Date: January 20, 2006 Posts: 55	stay away from one shot! I also had a horrible experience with one shot spray lube - mangled a case, destroyed a die getting it out. Never again. It MIGHT be ok for pistol cases but it is definitely NOT for rifle brass! I am sticking with the RCBS pad and roll on lube!

March 15, 2012, 10:52 AM	#2
Will Lee Member Join Date: November 30, 2011 Location: North Texas Posts: 99	Hornady Case Lub (Spray). Use it on 223 & 270, love it.

March 15, 2012, 11:31 AM	#3
praetorian97 Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 455	I used one shot.....Till this happened. Now I use RCBS Case Slick.

March 15, 2012, 12:57 PM	#4
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	I've found the Hornady Unique to be very easy to use and works a lot better than any spray lube I tried. A little on the fingers goes a long ways.

March 15, 2012, 01:27 PM	#5
frumious Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: Carrollton TX Posts: 521	I use the Frankford Arsenal spray lube. I neck-size bottleneck cases and don't bother lubing pistol cases (carbide dies) so the only case I lube is the big-ol' 45-70. Never had a problem but you gotta follow the directions. As in, after you spray 'em down, let 'em sit for at least a minute or two. The stuff has to dry before it will work. When the cases "dry" they aren't really dry, but the alcohol has evaporated and you are just left with the lube, which is slightly greasy. My process is this: I take a 1-gallon ziplock bag, spray in 1 spritz of FA lube, toss in 50 45-70 cases, zip the bag and roll them around, then dump them out into a plastic bin. Then I set up the press. By the time I get my press ready the cases are ready to go. I spray the lube in the bag before putting in the cases because I don't want lube getting inside the cases. It is supposed to not hurt anything but you can see the powder sticking to it inside the case if you look. So it makes me feel better if it just doesn't get a chance to get in there in the first place. -cls

March 15, 2012, 02:36 PM	#6
Ethan.G Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2012 Posts: 127	+1 for RCBS Case Slick. I hold the lid for my lube pad over the shoulders when i spray so i dont get any on the necks/shoulder so i dont get dents from the dies. tell you what you Really need is a dry lube for the Inside of the neck, i use white graphite from forster, best 20$ iv spent in reloading so far here

March 15, 2012, 05:29 PM	#7
89blazin Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2009 Posts: 107	Royal Case & Die Lube...best aerosol lube there is.

March 15, 2012, 07:49 PM	#10
jag2 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 773	Spray lubes are certainly the easiest and cleanest to use. Can't say its true in every single case, but if a shell sticks it because it didn't get enough lube, not that the lube wasn't any good. Most spray lubes are alcohol and some sort of lubricant like lanolin. You MUST keep it well shaken because the two do not stay mixed. After you spray, the alcohol evaporates leaving the lube behind. If you don't shake it up you just spray out the alcohol and get a stuck case.

March 15, 2012, 10:19 PM	#13
tom234 Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 753	+3 for Dillon spray lube.

March 16, 2012, 12:07 AM	#14
chills1994 Member Join Date: July 14, 2005 Posts: 29	Dillon case lube which is lanolin and rubbing alcohol mixed together. You can buy your own lanolin and 90%+ rubbing alcohol to make your own. I usually stick my cases into a zip lock bag. Give the Dillon bottle a few pumps inside the bag. then I seal up the bag and rock it back and forth to distribute the case lube. I always...ALWAYS! take a WD-40 soaked Q-tip and swirl that up inside the decapping/resizing die to clean it out at the start of every reloading session at each 100 round mark.

March 16, 2012, 05:55 AM	#15
Cornbread Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Posts: 103	I tried the Hornady One Shot didn’t have any stuck cases but there was a sticky build up in the dies.(was about to have one) Switched to RCBS Case Slick very pleased. Dump cases in a gallon zip-lock bag spray, roll them around a little and good to go. The Hornady One Shot I tried was the one in the plastic pump spray bottle.. Last edited by Cornbread; March 16, 2012 at 05:47 PM.

March 16, 2012, 06:43 AM	#16
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	Hornady One Shot. People that get stuck cases don't use enough or don't get it where it needs to go. Period. I am sure ANY spray case lube will work fine, as long as you understand where it needs to go on the case and how much to use. A little "spritz" is not near enough. __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

March 16, 2012, 07:07 AM	#17
Uncle Buck Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,592	I use Hornady One Shot. Like others have said, follow the directions and shake the can! I ruined one dies because I was smarter than the can. __________________ Inside Every Bright Idea Is The 50% Probability Of A Disaster Waiting To Happen.

March 16, 2012, 08:56 AM	#18
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Dillon 5000 Enuf said.

March 16, 2012, 10:07 AM	#19
markr Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2008 Location: Arsenal of Democracy Posts: 405	I just sized 100 new 30/06 cases with one shot.....no stuck cases. I did notice where one or two got tight so I re lubed. And I think that was due a case being in the middle of the load block and not getting aa good spritz. Now I just pay close attention to my spray pattern. __________________ I like to make beer, bullets, and jerky.....but not at the same time. Washed up 11B1P

March 18, 2012, 06:12 PM	#20
rogerxvr Member Join Date: July 2, 2007 Posts: 42	Just make SURE you shake the Can........

March 18, 2012, 07:36 PM	#21
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	I guess I dare to be different. I don't like spray lube. Yes, I tried it once and did not like the overspray and waste. I have been reloading well before spray case lube existed. Will stick with my pad and bottle.

March 18, 2012, 07:48 PM	#22
markr Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2008 Location: Arsenal of Democracy Posts: 405	If you want to load bottle neck cartridges in a progressive press or an indexing turret press, the spray lube is the way to go. __________________ I like to make beer, bullets, and jerky.....but not at the same time. Washed up 11B1P