Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Homemade brass sizing lube?

Do any of you guys make your own? I’d like to make something similar to One Shot.

Liquid lanolin and a bottle of Isoheat in the red bottle. Spray on, give the brass a shake and let the alcohol evaporate.
It's very effective.

So, I could by case lube, or I could buy liquid lanolin and isoheat.

Or, you could just spend the couple of bucks for case lube and get on with your life.

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Get a tin of Imperial Size Wax, and used properly
it'll last forever plus 4 days.
But after that you'll have to spend another whole
5 or 6 dollars, or whatever it costs now

This man has given sage advice.

I've only ever used Neats Foot oil which is a leather polish. I bought a litre 25 years ago when I started reloading and still have about 800mls left.

Yes. But if you absolutely insist that you need to use lanolin, I recommend bullet maker's lube. A lot goes a long way. Farther than that Imperial stuff, and you don't feel like a queen!

Moins cher que le lubrifiant traditionnel! Bien sûr!



2 oz for $8, or...
16 oz - $35 USD

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The Secret of Bullet Maker's Lube

The journey starts with Sugan Lanolynne, available only in Cairo and selected stores in the Mediterranean.

And Noorbay Alcokol - 63.35%. It is only found in Mumbai. Ask for Rami. More than 63.35% and the alcohol evaporates too quickly. Less than 63.35% and the additives leave a film.

Mixing must be done in three parts. First, remove the lid and expose the Sugan to the air, but be warned! The lid cannot remain off the jar for more than 3 minutes! Longer, and it will spoil.

The Noorbay must be added 11.5 parts Noorbay to 1 part Sugan, mixed, stirring the compound counterclockwise for 35 seconds, and then capping it. Store the mixture in a glass jar only! The glass should be tinted to prevent it from breaking down when exposed to sunlight. For that reason, keep it in a well ventilated, dark cabinet at no more than 50 degrees Foreignheat. Remove only one teaspoon at a time. Cover the teaspoon when out of the cabinet. Do not bang the spoon on the table!

Do not use it on Wednesdays, or after 9PM. Sugan lanolynne, named after the Sugan, Kumpuur region where it is grown, is also good for your skin. Do not rub it on your private parts, or dogs.

+1 on the Imperial Sizing Die Wax.... I've used it in years gone by when I was temporarily out of my usual stuff. Also fantastic for case forming operations. Don't recall the price but mine is so old it would be irrelevant by now. Mine's at least 25 years old and still half full.

I’ve heard lots of testimonials for Imperial wax but haven’t used it.

If you were planning to size 500 pieces of 223 brass, would you use that?

For general duty spray lube I’ve used PAM cooking spray and never stuck a case. It’s not my preference but I live in a gun shop desert and desperate times call for desperate measures.

Oh yes
Without a doubt
Of course if you didn't know, it only takes the least
amount to do the job. That's why everyone is posting
about having their tin of Imperial for so long. With
some brass and dies, you can do with lubing every
other one since there'll be some left from the lubed
case.

JMHO- unless you're in a big hurry, try sizing your
cases in batches instead of trying to several hundred
or thousands at one sitting. Just me, but I get
burned out and inattentive after about 150-200
I try to focus totally on the reloading chore and
not have any distractions of any kind. I can tell
if the handle pull doesn't feel quite right, or if
there's some odd noise or whatever when I'm
totally focused on the task at hand

Imperial...I’ve used it since about ‘85 and have no reason to change.

The only thing to use!

Imperial is great but rolling 10 at a time goes faster on a lube pad.lot of things work.

If you're lubing with a pad, you get as much lube on your hands as you get on the cases.

When necking brass up or down as single cases, Imperial is great.

When you have a tub of brass that needs sized, the liquid lanolin and Isoheat works best and it's super cheap.

There's a bunch of videos on you tube but one from several years ago illustrates it very well, "Reloading Case Lube - how to make it yourself CHEAP!" Sorry , no link...

That it's cheap is a bonus, it works well and is fast and effective.

This.
GreggH

imperial is fine if you want to do one at a time...when doing large quantities its not for me
the lanolin and rubbing alcohol works great for me

[quote=Remington725]I’ve heard lots of testimonials for Imperial wax but haven’t used it.

If you were planning to size 500 pieces of 223 brass, would you use imperial sizing wax?

I would not. I use the lanolin and 90% alcohol on larger batches.

Do not use it on Wednesdays, or after 9PM. Sugan lanolynne, named after the Sugan, Kumpuur region where it is grown, is also good for your skin. Do not rub it on your private parts, or dogs.

As always, Steve no doubt knows whereof he speaks.

Thanks for taking one for the team!