I've been using the same quart bottle of ATF on an ink pad for years...somewhere over 20k rifle rounds through the press. The lube is inexpensive and works well, and tumbles clean in just a few minutes.
For straight wall pistol rounds, I tumble the brass with crushed walnut hull and a dime sized glob of Mother's Chrome polish until the brass is clean and shiny and make sure the carbide die is clean and dry before starting.
In the .223/5.56, a case can get stuck in the die and it pulls the rim off of the brass.
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Yeah and that sucks something awful. First time sizing .223 I had 5 or 6 stuck cases, talk about some serious cussing there. Oh, and I didn't have the remover tool either...
Try putting your brass in a big ziplock, spraying inside the bag, closing it, and then shake and bake!I've use imperial and rubs case lube on a pad. Never a problem. Tried hornady one shot and it was awful. I sprayed libraly then let dry. What did I do wrong?
I do the same but am going to try a plastic container next time. The baggie makes it hard to remove any errant pieces of media that stick to the bag and brass.Try putting your brass in a big ziplock, spraying inside the bag, closing it, and then shake and bake!
eta: don't actually bake it... Not sure how literal some people might be
I do the same but am going to try a plastic container next time. The baggie makes it hard to remove any errant pieces of media that stick to the bag and brass.
I spray and shake twice though (OOCQ here I come).
I've use imperial and rubs case lube on a pad. Never a problem. Tried hornady one shot and it was awful. I sprayed libraly then let dry. What did I do wrong?
The best thing about the ziplock method is that it contains all the overspray. You use a lot less that way. If you can keep all the overspray in your container it should work just as well.
Y'all need to try the bag.
Loading block was how I started with one shot.
No problems.
I gave in and used a sandwich bag.
No comparison.
Less product used and better coverage.