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Offline Sharps-Nut

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Lube advice
« on: July 12, 2011, 08:25:55 AM »
Start off by saying sorry for never having tried your lube.  I have cast for several years using 50/50 alox, and even made bit of my own lube.  I have good luck with the alox but the bullets sticking together/being mnessy is a pain.   I cast up coffee cans full of bullets  then size and lube them.  The bullets are stored in the coffe cans until I load.     I use inherited/flea market equipment that is mostly older ideal, lyman, and rcbs moulds and lubrisizers.  The bullets are shot out of 357, 44, and 45's in both revolvers and lever actions loaded at 800 to 1100 fps.   Which one of your lubes would you recommend.  I do cast in the winter in my garage so the temp will be in the 45-60 degree range.  Any help appreciated, Steve. 

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Re: Lube advice
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 08:20:19 PM »
Two factors dictate Blue soft lube.  Your lyman sizer and working in cold temperatures.  It will not be messy like alox, even in hot weather, but if you could move the sizeing operation into the house by the furnace, Blue lube will flow through the sizer and will be slightly less messy when picking bullets ouf of the cans in hot weather.  Commercial is the least tacky of the three, but lyman sizers won't stand up to running it.  RCBS sizers will with some heat, and Star sizers thrive on it, yet heat is required with them also.

  You'll pick up about 100 fps with a given load, by simply switching to LBT lube, and this from lowered friction.  You will also be able to increase velocities dramatically before you begin to experiance leading.  Accuracy will almost certainly improve at the same time, even with much higher velocities, should you want to go there.  Of coarse the lube is equally well suited to low velocity loads, to well under 800 fps if desird.
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Re: Lube advice
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 08:38:45 AM »
Thanks for the help.    I got moved to the garage years ago and dont expect that to change so the soft blue sounds good.    I was getting some leading with my lube so yours will be a welcome change.    Thanks for all the help.  SN