case lube

[blom]

Bag Balm case lube.......? (utterly fantastic) I believe that should be....udderly fantastic

[Gregg Jacob]

Minks oil for me too...used it 40yrs ago and still do...don't have to go to a gun shop..can find it anywhere..I put it on my forefinger and thumb and rub it in to each and and then just rub the case or neck....It's also great for your skin...just not good for the girls that don't want to get their fingers dirty...works great

[thomae]

I use Gardner Bender Wire-Aide™ Wire-Pulling Lubricant. It is a non petroleum-based wax lubricant works like a champ and you can thin it with whatever solvent you choose. Quart bottles at big box hardware stores are very inexpensive. I think I paid about $5 for a quart.

(Poster's note: I would be wary of using petroleum-based lubes (STP, Vaseline, oils) as I would worry that any residue in the case might affect the powder or primer. (Remember, the way to neutralize a live primer is to soak it in WD-40.) Again, your mileage may vary.)

Here's the link to the GB Catalog.
http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/products/GB_Catalog.pdf

The product I use is marked page 91 in the catalog, but is actually the 93rd page of the pdf file.

It is a wax-based lubricant so its residue will not affect primers or powders.

Here's the MSDS on this product: http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/msds/GB_MSDS_Wire-Aide.pdf

Here's another thread discussing GB Wire Aide as well as other homemade case lubricants: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/archive/index.php/t-5650.html

More discussion of homemade case lubes here: http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-478879.html

Even More discussion here from lanolin to GB wire aide: http://www.hipointfirearmsforums.com/Forum/index.php/topic,27804.0.html?PHPSESSID=0ujpipg3dbo0q0h3cb1df 8pbc7

And yet another thread on this subject: http://forums.handloads.com/archive/forum_posts.asp?TID=13793

Enjoy!
All the best.