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Reloading
To dry lube or not? That’s the question!
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveBurton" data-source="post: 2307534" data-attributes="member: 59541"><p>My brass prep process is similar to yours but I do a couple of things in a different order.</p><p></p><p>1)Deprime brass</p><p>2)Clean brass in tumbler (wet or dry depending on my mood)</p><p>3)Inspect brass for pins or media</p><p>4)Anneal</p><p>5)FL resize with neck bushing, without expander ball using Imperial wax</p><p>6)Clean brass in dry tumbler to remove case lube</p><p>7)Inspect brass for media</p><p>8)Measure OAL of brass</p><p>9)Trim brass if needed</p><p>10)Chamfer, deburr and clean primer pockets</p><p>11)Mandrel resize the neck with Redding dry neck lube</p><p>12)Wipe outside of case by hand leaving dry lube inside neck</p><p></p><p>I have found that if I chamfer and debur before mandrel neck sizing it goes much smoother, especially if wet tumbling. The case mouth can get beat up and drags on the mandrel. It's also the last step so leaving the dry lube inside is easy.</p><p>I know my process seems lengthy but I don't load thousands of rounds a year. If I was doing pistol or 223 I'm sure I would change things up.</p><p></p><p>To answer your original question, I leave the dry lube in the necks after prepping my brass. I've had no issues with doing this at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveBurton, post: 2307534, member: 59541"] My brass prep process is similar to yours but I do a couple of things in a different order. 1)Deprime brass 2)Clean brass in tumbler (wet or dry depending on my mood) 3)Inspect brass for pins or media 4)Anneal 5)FL resize with neck bushing, without expander ball using Imperial wax 6)Clean brass in dry tumbler to remove case lube 7)Inspect brass for media 8)Measure OAL of brass 9)Trim brass if needed 10)Chamfer, deburr and clean primer pockets 11)Mandrel resize the neck with Redding dry neck lube 12)Wipe outside of case by hand leaving dry lube inside neck I have found that if I chamfer and debur before mandrel neck sizing it goes much smoother, especially if wet tumbling. The case mouth can get beat up and drags on the mandrel. It's also the last step so leaving the dry lube inside is easy. I know my process seems lengthy but I don't load thousands of rounds a year. If I was doing pistol or 223 I'm sure I would change things up. To answer your original question, I leave the dry lube in the necks after prepping my brass. I've had no issues with doing this at all. [/QUOTE]
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