Hornady One Shot Inconsistency

I've made an attempt to simplify my process by utilizing Hornady One Shot case lube. In the process I've seen shoulder bump inconsistency around +/- .005 with my Redding Type S FL bushing dies. I'm 100% sure the lube is the issue because I did a sample batch with Redding Imperial wax & the issues disappeared. This seems to be a known issue that others have discussed.

Before I simply chunk the H1S can & go back to the Redding Imperial, I'm curious if anyone has a tried & true method of applying the Hornady spray that consistently alleviates this issue.

Thanks Gents!

Turn the brass upside down in your block and keep the spray off the shoulder/ neck area.

tydaws said:

I've made an attempt to simplify my process by utilizing Hornady One Shot case lube. In the process I've seen shoulder bump inconsistency around +/- .005 with my Redding Type S FL bushing dies. I'm 100% sure the lube is the issue because I did a sample batch with Redding Imperial wax & the issues disappeared. This seems to be a known issue that others have discussed.

Before I simply chunk the H1S can & go back to the Redding Imperial, I'm curious if anyone has a tried & true method of applying the Hornady spray that consistently alleviates this issue.

Thanks Gents!

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I've never had a problem. I've never stuck a case ,coat it liberally and let it flash off before trying to size.

Waste of time, I use Imperial for normal sizing and discovered that 100% natural bees wax with an added 1% of Dubbin shoe leather wax is the best for really heavy case forming. I have never stuck a case or lost a case doing this whereas previously, even with Imperial, I lost 5% of cases on occasion when forming 270 Weatherby from 300WM.

Cheers.

Stopped using that stuff years ago. I run Dillion lube and it rules.

Wow! 10-thou swing on the bump is serious. I use one shot all the time and Redding wax too but haven't experienced the issues you describe. But I know if you don't use a X-pander mandrel, you need to get
Lube inside the case neck or the expander button will stretch the case when you pull it out of the resized case. Stand cases up in a loading block and spray them at a 45-degree angle from both sides to make sure lube gets inside the necks. I use a .002 or .003 under caliber bushing and I expand with a mandrel so the insertion force is less and spraying lube inside the neck isn't critical.

I like the spray....most of the time I spray directly on the cases..down the necks and down the body...three different directions...
Sometimes I spray on the rcbs lube pad...with just a smidgen of Hornady wax rubbed on there too.....the spray thins out the wax.....but I also put a touch of wax on the resizer about every 6th piece....been a long time since a stuck case....

Pretty well decided I'm chunking it. The Redding Imperial is tried & true on my bench. Tried to save a little time & it bit me in the ***.

Oh yeah....shake the heck out of the can...the slickem in the spray has to be broken up very well.....otherwise you are just shooting aerosol.....

One shot is great stuff…wrong application.

nksmfamjp said:

One shot is great stuff…wrong application.

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Lubricating cases is the wrong application for Hornady One Shot CASE LUBE?!

I make my own from lanolin and 99% isopropyl alcohol. Ratio is 10 parts alcohol to. 1 part lanolin.

Hornady needs to rename that stuff to ONE STUCK.

Switch to STP and don't look back