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Old 06-28-2008, 11:16 AM   #1
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Thumbs up homemade case lube prices

4 oz pure liquid lanolin
$8.50
16 oz 91% alcohol
$1.09

for $9.59 i just made 20 oz. of really good case lube that i can spray on cases.
this is going to lube an awful lot of brass!
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:24 PM   #2
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i like lubing my pistol cases.
i know ive got carbide dies in every handgun caliber i own but it makes it even easier to process.
and it seems to be kinder on the dies.
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:30 PM   #3
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wow for only 7.00 you could have bought the dillon case lube.
and you only have to lube a portion of the cases like 25% if that...
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:37 PM   #4
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wow for only 7.00 you could have bought the dillon case lube.
and you only have to lube a portion of the cases like 25% if that...
it's not 7 bucks here buddy.
more like 10 bucks for 5.5 oz.
and i dont know how much of that is the alcohol carrier.
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:44 PM   #5
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i really like being able to just go to the supermarket and buy this stuff.
no shipping fees or waiting for the few gunstores around here to be open when i am not at work.
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:48 PM   #6
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Glad you like it Bill. I have been using PAM for the past two weeks. I like low fat bullet recipes. lol
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Old 06-28-2008, 01:52 PM   #7
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i like to put 100 pistol cases in a baggie and give them a spritz or two then jumble them around for a minute.
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Old 06-28-2008, 03:33 PM   #8
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I have been using synthetic motor oil, it usually does about 10 cases before needing to be reapplied...about $4 at wallyworld...and yes I tumble the lube off the cases afterwards.
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:06 PM   #9
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i like lubing my pistol cases.
i know ive got carbide dies in every handgun caliber i own but it makes it even easier to process.
and it seems to be kinder on the dies.
Well, except for that cleaning the lube part off after I size them.
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:09 PM   #10
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Well, except for that cleaning the lube part off after I size them.
the lube doesnt effect the powder so i dont worry about it.
i wipe em off afterwards but it isnt a biggie.
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they get sized ,deprimed, primed ,filled and a bullet is seated in seconds.
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Billy, what is the ratio you mixed it at? Did you just use all of both items in a spray bottle or did you have some of both or one left? What ratio?
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:40 PM   #13
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1 part lanolin
4 or 5 parts 99% alchohol

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And if it's only 91% alcohol instead of 99%, that doesn't change the ratio or mixture then?
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Old 06-28-2008, 06:19 PM   #15
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No. You just have to shake it up when your using it.
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Old 06-28-2008, 07:09 PM   #16
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my assistant jim here will answer any questions.
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Old 06-28-2008, 08:35 PM   #17
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A sprinkle a day, will keep stuck cases away!
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Old 06-28-2008, 10:02 PM   #18
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my assistant jim here will answer any questions.
my assistant quit so i am back at the helm.
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I always take the lube off so that the cases can grip the chamber walls and don't have so much case head pressure.
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Old 06-28-2008, 11:01 PM   #20
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like i said.
i wipe em off.
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