diablo slim Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I wonder does lube(silicon,Balistol ,wd-40) really make the shells shuck better or is the honed barrel good enough for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Arrow Hombre Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't lube my shells but I do run a silicone swab in the chambers every few stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C BEAUX Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 honed chambers and a good chamber brush after every stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I only put enough stuff on a rag to make SURE they are clean. Just enough to lift and clean and the sand and grit off of them. I also clean my chambers after every stage. Very seldom have one stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Stevens SASS#55996 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Run my chambers dry and nothing on the shells. Had my first stuck hull in 4 years last weekend it had to be pulled out so something else was going on besides dirty hulls/chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Mike #8595 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I, clean the chambers before each stage Wipe the dry hulls one last time, and check the end for a good crimp less than really really good crimps, can cause a hull to hang up, as it does not open perfectly less than perfect ejection movement on the shooters part, can casuse stuck hulls as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin' Chamberlin Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 No lube, just use a chamber brush on every other stage. For smokeless and BP! Cheatin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August West, SASS #45079 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Dry shells, dry chamber. Getting the gun fully open seems to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 After the reloading is done, I squirt a little BreakFree on the pile and wipe down with a rag. It makes them all shiny and clean. I guess that means I lube mine. I use Gun Club once fired hulls in a Russian SXS. They shuck just fine!! That'd my story and I 'm sticking to it. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Dog, SASS #20401 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Dry shells, dry chambers. Any amount of any kind of "lube" might just cause the surface of the hull and the surface of the chamber to "cling" together. Not the desired result. In fact it will be the opposite of the desired result. I will swab out the chambers now and again but no more than once or twice a match, sometimes none if things are swimming along swimmingly. When I do the swabbing instrument is most definitely completely dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Rick, SASS #49739L Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 As a BP shooter, I have found that once fired Gun Clubs shuck the most reliably. I have a nearly endless supply and only load them once. Honed and polished chambers help a ton. Chamber brush every stage or two just in case. CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin' Chamberlin Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 As a BP shooter, I have found that once fired Gun Clubs shuck the most reliably. I have a nearly endless supply and only load them once. Honed and polished chambers help a ton. Chamber brush every stage or two just in case. CR Same here! Remington Cun Club hulls or the Remington black high velocity. With the chamber brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Mike #8595 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 did I mention good crimps help amung all of the other advice uneven crimps un fold un-even dont believe me examine your hulls that hang up, see if they flowered perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone SASS #36388 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 dry and clean.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 As a BP shooter, I have found that once fired Gun Clubs shuck the most reliably. I have a nearly endless supply and only load them once. Honed and polished chambers help a ton. Chamber brush every stage or two just in case. CR No wonder I can't find the hulls I need. Rick is faster into the dumpster than I am. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Rick, SASS #49739L Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 did I mention good crimps help amung all of the other advice uneven crimps un fold un-even dont believe me examine your hulls that hang up, see if they flowered perfectly I load on MEC 9000. Final station is a taper to an already good crimp. Dry shells, dry chamber/ Chancy - Dimpled Darlin' shoots new Gun Clubs in her 97, so I get a fresh supply every match! CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red River Ray SASS#33254 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Clean and Dry! Never understood slicking up a hull. Dont want any slick hulls to try an grab from my belt. RRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerkline Jesse, SASS #64073 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Lube attracts dirt, I've found, so I run them clean and dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond S Doug Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Dry hulls, dry shells, clean the shotgun every month or three. If one does stick use a chamber brush, good for another month. My problem is getting them in the shot gun not out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Caliber Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Me..I clean with chamber brush and give them a ballistol squirt but I don't squirt shells....Now I know a guy who does religiously squirts the crimp end only with ballistol of EVERY hull he fires. He is not so great a shooter..only a 7 time World Frontier Cartridge Champion..don't know how he did this year..maybe 8 time. He confides that the reason he was not an 8 time CONSECUTIVE World Champion is that one shell he didn't squirt that stuck...knowing that I still don't do it.....so the dry advocates will do what works for them...I will do what works for me..and world champions will do what they do...looks like to me it just don't matter....but it was an interesting question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olen Rugged Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Clean and Dry! Never understood slicking up a hull. Dont want any slick hulls to try an grab from my belt. RRR AMEN to that! Olen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Wolf , SASS# 29424L Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I shoot an 87 now and don't worry about it. When I did shoot a double clean, dry and good crimp was the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahoma Dee Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Could be a number of factors for your choice. I find down here in Texas, i have better shuckabilty with the crimped ends of my reloaded shotshells having a swipe of lube on them. Swab out my chambers right before going to the loading table every stage. Dust and humidity has been a problem down here. I did shoot Winter Range and EOT - crazy weather in both places, never had one problem shuckin using this current technique. OkD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I seem to have better luck with the STS golds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 honed chambers and a good chamber brush after every stage Me too. I find lube makes things sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Brazos Kid Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Fellows/Pards, Ammunition cases/hulls should NEVER be lubed prior to firing. This causes excessive pressures back against the bolts of rifles and some pistols, recoil shields of revolvers, and breach faces of shotguns. Inquire with any expert on small arms, anywhere in the USA, on this. No where does any manufacturer recommend lubing ammo cases prior to firing. Fact is in the case of high intensity rifle rounds, there are express warnings to be sure that cases are free of any kind of lube, left over from the re-loading process. Clean and dry, is the only way they should be used. RBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyandot Jim Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Well, I run mine dry. I use Remington SKS. I don't do a thing to the shotgun between stages or for the next matches shooting smokeless. Using Black it will run for 12 stages no problem with reloads. I do clean it after the match. Gunslinger did a great job on the barrels. I like to keep things simple. It never has a shell stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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