Resizing lubricant

[Seismic Sam]

I use nothing but Imperial die wax. Never had a stuck case yet.

[usnret]

I use nothing but Imperial die wax. Never had a stuck case yet.

You realize now that you have said that, you will now.

[ScatterGun4015]

I use nothing but Imperial die wax. Never had a stuck case yet.

The reloading master has spoken........I will pick up some soon. Does anyone know if Bullseye in lake elmo has it, or do I have to go to wolves den? Thanks everyone for your recommendations and experiences. I still haven't pulled the case yet. I am going to bring it to work tomorrow and slide-hammer it out.

[RLF2011]

Another thought for case lube is Ballistol. But, Imperial Die Wax is a great choice.

[Seismic Sam]

And just to embellish a bit, Imperial die wax is a mixture of at least two different waxes, and based on no facts whatsoever other than being a career chemist, I have a sneaking suspicion that these two waxes may seperate out from each other at high pressure. So you stuff some funky bottle necked pistol case into a die, and the pressure goes WAAYYY up, and the two waxes go into some sort of phase seperation, and you wind up with two wax layers sliding past each other between the die and the case with almost zero friction. This again is just a guess,but there is a hell of a difference between Imperial Die Wax and any other lubricant on the market.

On another level, you don't have to wait 2 - 5 minutes with one shot for the stuff to work, and how do you manage to get any sort of uniform coating on 200 - 500 cases in a collander with a spray lube? Answer: You can't, and just rubbing two fingers in Imperial Die wax while you're resizing every case and then rotating the cartridge in your fingers does the deal EVERY time.

[stesch_s10]

I find that using the Imperial wax gives me a chance to handle each case, which in turn lets me look at each case for major dents, cracks, pressure signs or any other flaws.

[Rip Van Winkle]

I've used Imperial wax for years and the only complaint I have is it's putzie to apply.

A friend told me he uses Pam cooking spray, the original with Conola oil.

As an experiment, I put 100 223 cases into a ziplock bag, gave it a shot of Pam, sealed it and mixed the cases up in the bag. The cases resized effortlessly. Unfortunately, I must have gave the bag too big of a shot and over lubed the cases as every one dented. (see pict)

[ScatterGun4015]

I got the case out. I am going to try resize a case tonight to make sure it isn't damaged. Hopefully everything will go well. I have some Rem-Oil left so I don't need to use the one shot. I will pick up some imperial wax when I have time

[Seismic Sam]

Re case dents: That is the beauty of Imperial die wax. you use so little that the lube can never get trapped in the die between the base and the neck and buid up to collapse the case wall and cause dents like that, which is one of the major drawbacks of reforming or resizing bottle necked cases, both rifle and pistol. And I hate to say it, but with case dents like that the brass is scrap, because one part of the case has been overworked, and while you can blow it back out again by shooting it, that part of the case has seen more stress than the rest of it.

[RAGGED]

Fwiw. I have been using one shot for more years than I can remember, I only shoot rifles, tens of thousands of rounds per year, never a stuck case, never a dented case.