Mandrel lube

[loonie]

Spray inside of necks with Hornady one shot. Sometimes graphite can effect accuracy.

 

[rsbhunter]

I've tried graphite and hbn to expand, but as stated, it feels "gritty" . Using the lube, the cases go so smoothly that it's almost as if it's not even expanding !!!!! I have both graphite and hbn set ups, but they don't get used...rsbhunter

 

[6pakzak]

I say if you're using the powder lube try the lee lube and give us feedback, I was using hbn not graphite so I don't know if there is a difference between the two but the lee is way better than the hbn

 

[Beluebow]

NEO LUBE #2 and a qtip...you can't over apply it and it dries in seconds......you can thank me later.

 

[sedancowboy]

Spray Hornady One Shot on a nylon neck brush and brush the necks. The Hornady One Shot will not harm powder or primers.

 

[Brad Norman]

NEO LUBE #2 and a qtip...you can't over apply it and it dries in seconds......you can thank me later.

Someone mentioned NEO LUBE #2 in a thread months ago. I was looking for something for my 6.5-284 loads which would be stored for a long time to reduce / prevent galvanic bonding inside the neck between the copper bullet and brass case. I haven't used it yet in my normal .270 Win. hunting loads but it seems to work very well in the 6.5-284. It's easy and quick to apply with a q-tip. A little bottle goes a very long way. I don't have an arbor press with a gauge, so I can't provide quantifiable comparable numbers, but seating is smoother and feels more consistent. It's very interesting stuff.

Happy hunting!

SF -

 

[Brad Norman]

NEO LUBE #2 and a qtip...you can't over apply it and it dries in seconds......you can thank me later.

Someone mentioned NEO LUBE #2 in a thread months ago. I was looking for something for my 6.5-284 loads which would be stored for a long time to reduce / prevent galvanic bonding inside the neck between the copper bullet and brass case. I haven't used it yet in my normal .270 Win. hunting loads but it seems to work very well in the 6.5-284. It's easy and quick to apply with a q-tip. A little bottle goes a very long way. I don't have an arbor press with a gauge, so I can't provide quantifiable comparable numbers, but seating is smoother and feels more consistent. It's very interesting stuff.

Happy hunting!

SF -

 

[RWE]

I hope you all don't mind my ignorance but why not use a carbide mandrel and forgo the live?

 

[lobo56]

Action Magic: https://www.brownells.com/gun-clean...dry-lubricants/action-magic-ii--prod1151.aspx
or WS2: Amazon product ASIN B08N9CWGDF

I couldn't understand what their 2 step process was>? 1) putting in on 2)??? Never did it elaborate.

 

[lobo56]

Action Magic: https://www.brownells.com/gun-clean...dry-lubricants/action-magic-ii--prod1151.aspx
or WS2: Amazon product ASIN B08N9CWGDF

 

[6pakzak]

I hope you all don't mind my ignorance but why not use a carbide mandrel and forgo the live?

From what I understand you will still need lube on the carbide mandrel, I have the tin mandrel and it needs lube

 

[Mikecr]

I couldn't understand what their 2 step process was>? 1) putting in on 2)??? Never did it elaborate.

You clean and heat the part.
Apply a liquid bonding agent (part B), let it cure for a couple hours.
Dry burnish on the powder (part A).

It chemical cleans off easy, but holds up well against mechanical abrasion.
I also use it on bolt raceways, lugs, and sears (for all guns).

 

[6pakzak]

Day 2 using lee lube inside necks and big thing I notice is bullets are seating very consistently, I always back off adjuster a bit so I don't seat to far but they are seating at pretty much the same setting on the micro meter

 

[Martin@Hin]

Lee