Hi, how do you deal with lubricant residuals inside the collet? I use 80/90 gear oil with good results for FL resizing; afterwards I dip the brass, keeping them by the rim, in a small can containing a solvent for a 2-3 seconds, in order to completely remove the lubricant inside the neck/shoulder; however, with some brands of bullets (not all) I feel a slightly excessive strain, while seating, and I suppose that it could be caused by the total lack of lubricant inside the neck. Any hints? Thanks.

Switch to Imperial Dies Sizing Wax you'll never go back.

I like the imperial dry neck lube.

Are you useing a Lee collet neck sizeing die? If so, no lube is required.
I agree with the others on Imperial if you do need lube.

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Originally posted by wildboar:
I use 80/90 gear oil with good results for FL resizing; afterwards I dip the brass, keeping them by the rim, in a small can containing a solvent for a 2-3 seconds, in order to completely remove the lubricant inside the neck/shoulder.

Dipping in solvent will not remove the residual gear oil (or any other lubricant for that matter). You should either manually wipe out each case neck, or better, tumble your cases after resizing.

The inside of the case neck should be clean and dry. This is particularly important in not contaminating the powder that is poured through it. Differences in case neck tension noted when bullet seating are caused not by lube or lack thereof, but by variations in the hardness or thickness of case necks and should be address by paying attention to those factors rather than lubrication.

Stonecreek, I use a strong solvent that DO remove the lubricant, since I never see any powder grain stuck inside the neck and even visually, necks are dry. Anyway I will consider your hints (and the others) but I'm pretty sure that Imperial wax is unavailable in Italy.

Even if you can't get Imperial Sizing Die Wax, there are water soluble case lubes that you can use. Even wire pulling lube (I know they have electrical suppliers there!) is better than gear oil and much easier to remove. Or teflon aerosol sprays. You are probably getting dents on you case shoulders with gear oil, too, if you are getting so much in your sizing dies that it needs to be cleaned out.

Mica is very good for neck lubeing, it's dry, easy to work with, doesn't need to be removed after, won't contaminate primers, nor require the use of any organic solvents, none of which are good to be breathing.