Greg Schroeder Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Brian, what kind of case lube do you use?? I know I read it in here, but I can not find it now. You said it dried and didn't need to be wiped or tumbled off. I think that is what I remember. Thanks for the help. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Dedmon Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I use the Hornady One-Shot. Works great. Don't tumble or wipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Dear Phil, Glad to see you. Regards, Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Hornady One Shot. It's the best. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kline Posted January 10, 2002 Share Posted January 10, 2002 Brian, You use Hornady One Shot and you don't have to tumble or dry them after you load them? They dry by themselves in the air or what? This sounds nice. I used to use the Dillon case lube and liked the way it made the brass feel, it made me think I was reloading new brass all the time, but I hated dragging the tumbler and sifter out everytime I reloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 Yeah, Get the One-Shot. I tried it after getting a recommendation from here about a month ago and it works so well I can no longer tell SuperComp cases by the extra resizing effort and have to pick them out by hand now . I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 I've been using dillion's case lub while loading my ammo. I like how it really reduces the press efforts. After loading I then take the loaded ammo and put it in the tumbler to remove the case lube. I usualy run about 50 rounds through the tumbler for about 10 to 15 mins. This takes thye case lube off and restores the shine. I have been told this is very bad! Some people say that. it could break up the powder, or remove the glycerin coating thus affecting the burn rates and pressures. Or potentionaly I could have a round go off in the tumbler. I just wanted to get an idea of everyone elses methods. Thanks, Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 There was a thread about this not long ago, and the consensus was it probably doesn't hurt to tumble, but if you use One Shot, you don't need to bother. This thread has the info in it: http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...93&start=20 (Edited by shred at 1:01 pm on July 24, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 I run mine in the tumbler for about an hour. No probs here. Also welcome aboard Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Dedmon Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 I use the Hornady One Shot and I do not remove it from practice ammo but I do remove it from match ammo. I really don't know why I remove it from match ammo I have never had any problem with my practice ammo but you guys know how it is with match ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim3gun Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Rifle ammo should not be tumbled more than 10 minutes or the powder can break down and make the loads hotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 [Wrongness Mode ON] What I do with the Dillon lube, is to add some denatured alcohol to the tumbling media. This strips off the lube very quickly, so it only takes a few minutes in the tumbler. Eventually, I'll get off my butt and buy a can of One Shot. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Both Erics and Dedmon: I use OneShot and I do the same thing! (tumble to remove lube). About 15 min in corncob is all it takes, and I only do that for match ammo. I am shooting 45ACP at the 165 PF - in a round that can easily handle 200 PF loads - so I am not too woried about slight increases caused by powder breakdown after 15 min. Often, I will gauge all match ammo and then plce it in a silicon cloth and rub together a bit - seems to make rounds quite slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmond Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Hi Folks, with the DCB case cleaner one does not need to rub anything, there 's a protective film staying on the case that makes it a bit slick and offers a big advantage, it's less dirty after firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 I just checked the thread that shred had posted and luckily saw the post by Jeff Maass. I know the guy (Geoff) he mentions testing this "urban legend" and was going to relate it. Fortunatley that saved me some typing. Geoff also debunked the "primers can get deactivated by oils from your hands" urban legend. Geoff likes to tinker and is always willing to try something to see the result. He makes armor steel targets and touts how good they are at soaking up some of the bigger calibers. I jokeingly said the next time he came down to visit his dad (I live in the same town as him) I will have to try my .460 Weatherby out on his targets. Knowing it would ruin one of his targets didn't matter to him, he wanted to see what it would do and insisted we would do it the next time he came down. The next time he came down and I went out to the ranch I put a .45 cal 500 gr. soft point going just under 2,700 fps on one of his gongs at 70 yds and it cut a neat clean hole in the plate like a .223 will do to a softer piece of steel. Neal Sierra Vista, AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Last week I did make the mistake of not removing the case lube and it really gumed up my mags. One mag so bad that it started to have feeding problems. Luckly that stage were that happend the Ro's had a few math problems and I got to reshoot it with clean mags and ammo. erik- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 I've been tumbling loaded ammo to get the case lube off for years with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 I load on an old Dillon 1000, and have never used case lube with it. have had no problems. Tumble B4 you load with ClemTex walnut hulls and Metall, look like little gold nuggets, and you don't have to fool with case lube at all. Isn't that why they make carbide dies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbear38S Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Rifle ammo should not be tumbled more than 10 minutes or the powder can break down and make the loads hotter I don't buy that for a second. There's absolutely no way running loaded ammo in a vibratory case cleaner, even for hours, is going to agitate the powder to the extent it that the hours it spends in trucks, trains, planes, etc. when it's being shipped either as powder or as loaded ammunition. Think of the vibration ammo would have been subjected to in WWII from being shipped from a powder mfg to an ammo mfg then overseas. If your statement was even close to being true, vibrated ammo would have killed more soldiers than the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Hey, in all fairness, Tim said that it just can make the loads hotter - as in altering your trajectory. He didn't say that your gun would vaporize. Tim's a good guy. Cut him some slack. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbear38S Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Okay, but I still think it's nonsense because the vibrations powder and loaded ammo are subjected to in shipping far exceed what it will get in a case tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 That's cool, but I read the same thing Tim said about extruded rifle powders right from the manufacturer's web site. They claim it abrades coatings they put on to control the burn rate. I wonder the same thing as you. How is tumbling different than every other vibration? But according the the manuf. it is. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim3gun Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 argggg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmond Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Rate of vibration maybe, in a tumbler it is submitted to around 3000 Vibrations Per Minute, but I remenber to have had a box of precision match reloaded 9 mm ammo without hard crimp on my motorbike's gas tank, when I arrived at the match half of the ammo had disassembled, talk about vibrations...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 From what I little I remember of camera repair school, all vibration is not created equal. One reason to carry your cameras in a padded case in the trunk was that the vibrations inherrent in driving a car could make screws back out. So tumbling ammo probably exposes it to different (not necessarily better or worse) vibration than shipping would..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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