I use WD 40 for resizing brass....

I have a camping frying pan I bought for $5.00 and hang it on the side of my reload bench, with a rag on the floor where the excess can drain off the pan...

I give the pan a shot of WD 40 after about every 100 rounds.... I also use it on the sizing button within the die, instead of lubing each case/neck mouth....I have to relube it every 500 rounds or so...

After I size my cases, I run them thru the case tumbler using Walnut media that cleans it all off of the cases...

It beats about any other method I have seen done...for ease and consistency....

But I do highlight, run them thru the tumbler after resizing the case...it will work if you don't, but they do get sticky, which I don't care for...

It's also a pretty cheap option....I go thru a can about every 18 months or so... and I do a lot of reloading....

I don't spray anything into the action/receiver/internals of my rifles, shotguns, or handuns.

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I use WD 40 for resizing brass....

Seafire - I don't doubt you do what you claim to do but, the only time I ever used it as a case lubricant, I stuck the case and ripped the rim of trying to take it out. Several other people I know have had the same experience.

WD-40, have used it to
start fires, remove moisture missle launchers pigtails before pluggin in, hose down my guns, especially muzzloader barrels after cleaning with hot water, as a lube on key locks, door locks, to remove glue from items, to keep overspray from sticking (got to be careful with this one) and on reels. What I do not use it for are any auto loading shotguns. Works great on my 10-22. Guess its all in the hands of the user. I have never had a problem with it. Its definately not a long term rust preventative. And, I usually hose out my actions and bolts with it as a second step cleaning after hot water. But it does get wiped down and other lube added.

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Originally posted by Masterifleman:

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I use WD 40 for resizing brass....

Seafire - I don't doubt you do what you claim to do but, the only time I ever used it as a case lubricant, I stuck the case and ripped the rim of trying to take it out. Several other people I know have had the same experience.

I did highlight that it is ran thru the tumbler of walnut media, before it is loaded...

I can see where what you describe happens as their is a slight film on the case and therefore adds enough oversize to stick the case in the chamber and cause it not to extract...

The key is to run it thru the tumbler to remove the lube, but then that is important for any type of case lub...

That is a key thing to pay attention to in doing so during reloading...I hope you don't have to experience it again...

I bet that I have resized well over 50,000times using this method...