Imperial Sizing Die Wax
10-07-2008, 10:58 AM
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Imperial Sizing Die Wax
........Was looking thru my Midway catalog recently for other things, ans found the Imperial Sizing Wax. I've heard so many good things about it that I decided to give it a try since I was placing an order anyhow. I gotta tell you, I've been a Vaseline guy for many years and saw no reason to change, but I'm changed now!! This stuff is fantastic....The directions say to use sparingly, and they are right! A little goes a long way. I noticed the difference immediately. My press and dies are SOOOO much easier to operate...much smoother and with less effort than before with other lubes.
Any other comments from the others out there who are using it??? Don.
Any other comments from the others out there who are using it??? Don.
10-07-2008, 05:58 PM
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RE: Imperial Sizing Die Wax
ORIGINAL: Pawildman
........Was looking thru my Midway catalog recently for other things, ans found the Imperial Sizing Wax. I've heard so many good things about it that I decided to give it a try since I was placing an order anyhow. I gotta tell you, I've been a Vaseline guy for many years and saw no reason to change, but I'm changed now!! This stuff is fantastic....The directions say to use sparingly, and they are right! A little goes a long way. I noticed the difference immediately. My press and dies are SOOOO much easier to operate...much smoother and with less effort than before with other lubes.
Any other comments from the others out there who are using it??? Don.
........Was looking thru my Midway catalog recently for other things, ans found the Imperial Sizing Wax. I've heard so many good things about it that I decided to give it a try since I was placing an order anyhow. I gotta tell you, I've been a Vaseline guy for many years and saw no reason to change, but I'm changed now!! This stuff is fantastic....The directions say to use sparingly, and they are right! A little goes a long way. I noticed the difference immediately. My press and dies are SOOOO much easier to operate...much smoother and with less effort than before with other lubes.
Any other comments from the others out there who are using it??? Don.
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10-08-2008, 07:05 AM
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RE: Imperial Sizing Die Wax
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What is the clean up like?
What is the clean up like?
10-08-2008, 10:51 AM
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RE: Imperial Sizing Die Wax
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Now this is the one thing I don't like about it on the case body. And like oneshot better. You wipe it off, but its time consuming.
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What is the clean up like?
What is the clean up like?
10-08-2008, 01:10 PM
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RE: Imperial Sizing Die Wax
I never stuck a case in a die in the first thirty years of handloading....done it twice with Oneshot. The overspray makes it a waste and a can doesn't go that far. A tin of Imperial may last me the rest of my life.
10-08-2008, 01:42 PM
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RE: Imperial Sizing Die Wax
ORIGINAL: Pawildman
bc.....I've had a can of Hornady's Oneshot on a shelf here for some time, and never tried it.....Do you turn the casings upside down before spraying to keep it off the shoulders? And how do you lube the inside of the neck before sizing, if that's the procedure? I was impressed with the Imperial...Same basic procedure I've always used. Now ya got me wonderin'....I just read on the Oneshot can that you let it dry before sizing. No clean-up after sizing??....
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Now this is the one thing I don't like about it on the case body. And like oneshot better. You wipe it off, but its time consuming.
ORIGINAL: goatbrother
What is the clean up like?
What is the clean up like?
I just don't have time anymore to play around. If one has the time, go for it.
Anytime I am sizing down brass, I might use imperial.