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Best case lube?
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<blockquote data-quote="P7M13" data-source="post: 2382764" data-attributes="member: 94154"><p>I'm surprised you had bullet / case neck welding. I just pulled apart ~70 rounds that I loaded ~8 years ago. None were welded. Pulled apart ~250 284 Winchesters that had been loaded in the mid '70s, and maybe 1/10th of them had seized together.</p><p></p><p>Lube: </p><p>I've used lanolin/alcohol (stinks to high heaven, leaves a nasty gum on the case and discolors them if you don't wash it off), Hornady paste case lube, Some spray case lube I cannot remember, WD40 (junk, don't waste your time), silicone spray (waste of time), Imperial case lube.</p><p>On a hunch in ~2015, tried straight, refined coconut oil. Worked fantastically. However, it solidifies below 70°F. Mixed it 50:50 with 99% isopropyl alcohol, and it stays fluid. Put a teaspoon of it on a 4" x 9" piece of double felt, spread it out with a spatula, and gently roll the cases in it.</p><p>Smells good, wipes off super easily no discoloration if I don't wipe it all off, my dies rarely need cleaning, and have not had a dented shoulder since switching to it.</p><p>Plus, where lanolin in the spray bottle will separate out and needs shaking, coconut oil/alcohol doesn't separate.</p><p>Final bonus -- it's super cheap. You can buy refined coconut oil at the grocery store for ~$3.50 a pint jar. </p><p>I might be 1/3 down on my pint jar, that's how little I need and how effective it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P7M13, post: 2382764, member: 94154"] I'm surprised you had bullet / case neck welding. I just pulled apart ~70 rounds that I loaded ~8 years ago. None were welded. Pulled apart ~250 284 Winchesters that had been loaded in the mid '70s, and maybe 1/10th of them had seized together. Lube: I've used lanolin/alcohol (stinks to high heaven, leaves a nasty gum on the case and discolors them if you don't wash it off), Hornady paste case lube, Some spray case lube I cannot remember, WD40 (junk, don't waste your time), silicone spray (waste of time), Imperial case lube. On a hunch in ~2015, tried straight, refined coconut oil. Worked fantastically. However, it solidifies below 70°F. Mixed it 50:50 with 99% isopropyl alcohol, and it stays fluid. Put a teaspoon of it on a 4" x 9" piece of double felt, spread it out with a spatula, and gently roll the cases in it. Smells good, wipes off super easily no discoloration if I don't wipe it all off, my dies rarely need cleaning, and have not had a dented shoulder since switching to it. Plus, where lanolin in the spray bottle will separate out and needs shaking, coconut oil/alcohol doesn't separate. Final bonus -- it's super cheap. You can buy refined coconut oil at the grocery store for ~$3.50 a pint jar. I might be 1/3 down on my pint jar, that's how little I need and how effective it is. [/QUOTE]
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