Thread: Case Lube Alternatives?

Anyone got any home made recipes or use any products other than gin shop products for case sizing lubricant?
CRC lanocote, inox lanolin spray (lanox) etc be a go or are these no good? What is important in a lubricant?

*gun shop

Redding sizing wax

I just use crc lanocote works fine for me

CRC lanolin spray works great, handy if you’re doing a lot of cases. Quick spray into container and swirl it around. Use Redding sizing wax if only doing a few cases.

Just a warning don't use CRC 5-56 as I know from a bad experience.I have used lanox.lanolin and lee case lubes.The lanolin cream used for nappy rash and Excema works well and on American forums they recommend Udder cream sold at farm outlets.

Lanolin in isopropyl alcohol is basically dillon size lube. Depends what you're doing though. The aforementioned sizing wax is boss

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Better than an Alison Holst recipe. Who the hell is she? LOL.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Got me beat why people want an alternative and don't just use Imperial sizing wax.
It can't be for economy. At thirty bucks a tin, and I guess at least five thousand rounds per tin, cost doesn't come in to it.

I had to read the above post twice to make it sink in. Why use Imperial sizing wax when a cheaper or better or locally made or more readily available product is there to use? It is part of the Kiwi psyche to always want to do things better and cheaper,called the No 8 mentality. i have never bought sizing lube and have always looked around for whatever is handy,which has worked well in most cases although I will admit to a couple of mishaps. Carbide dies are a savior in straight cases and I buy them as a preference where appropriate.

I used vaseline last time as it was to hand worked well

Lee stuff is really good, stick 50 short action rifle cases into a takeaway box, one semi-generous smear on the lid, shake and you are golden.

One tube lasts years, and years, and years...

I am always amazed at the replicate the wheel people.
I have been reloading for 20 years, and am on my second bottle of lube and 2nd pad.
Dip in graphite and place ten on the pad roll resize put on towel spray with meths roll, job done.
Hardly any mess and quick and effective .
What was the question again?

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Richie,
Go to a compounding pharmacy/pharmacist and ask for hydrogenated wool fat. A 50 or 100 gram container should do. You can either use it as it is. Just wipe a bit on your cases using a pad or cloth or dilute it down with a solvent to make a spray. I do the first.

Will cost about 20 I think I paid for mine and last a life time.

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+1 for the crc lanocote. got me out of a 'sticky' situation a few years ago and been using it since with no issues at all.