relubing cast bullets?

billy · 07-20-2008, 05:16 PM

would it do me any good to relube bulk cast bullets i buy in 1000 lots?
they have the hard wax type lube.

Taurus Fan · 07-20-2008, 05:59 PM

Why would you want to do that?

billy · 07-20-2008, 06:52 PM

it seems that properly lubing is an important part of loading cast bullets.
thats how come.

Taurus Fan · 07-20-2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

it seems that properly lubing is an important part of loading cast bullets.
thats how come.

OK, granted. What makes you think they're not properly lubed from the manufacturer?

billy · 07-20-2008, 07:04 PM

because many people that cast their own badmouth the lube that commercial bullet makers use.

Moss500Bantam · 07-20-2008, 07:52 PM

As a security blanket, you can toss them in a plastic butter dish with some LEE Liquid Alox. That will give them more coating.

samuel · 07-20-2008, 08:34 PM

Thats the way I do it!Alox!Prevents a lot of leading.Try it with and without,you will really notice the difference.But alox stinks.I also recomend mixing them in a plastic dish and then spreading them on a sheet of plastic on a cookie sheet.That alex really stinks.Do it outside,or in a garage. sam.

LiveToShoot · 07-20-2008, 08:38 PM

Bill,

Thanks for asking the question, because I needed to know the answer too...

Mike Franklin · 07-20-2008, 08:39 PM

You can spend time relubing or spend time cleaning the bore.

Pumpkinheaver · 07-20-2008, 08:42 PM

Do they have a lube groove on them or are they knurled like hornadys lead bullets. I like Lee liquid alox to lube bullets. Alot of people talk crap about it but I have never had any issues with it other than it gets your fingers kinda messy when spreading the bullets out after lubing them.

SwedeSteve · 07-21-2008, 01:50 AM

billy- A bit off topic, but what dia. bullets are you using ??

billy · 07-21-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

billy- A bit off topic, but what dia. bullets are you using ??

yes lube groove.
.430 diameter.

samuel · 07-21-2008, 08:18 AM

An oldtime hand gun shooter (and I'm not?) once told me,"If you use enough wax (lube) you won't have much leading problem.I have tried it and light or factory lubed bullets leadded way worse than when I used alox.The problem is you have to keep cleaning your seating die and the revolver gets a little gunky when hot. sam.

jimkim · 07-21-2008, 08:33 AM

Sam have you ever used any of the homemade lubes? index test082304
Anyone else have any experience with these?

samuel · 07-21-2008, 10:39 AM

No.I always had lots of boughten stuff that worked,but when shooting 500rnd,s without cleaning,I tried the alox and it really worked better than expected. sam.

mosquitofish · 07-21-2008, 10:47 AM

Hey Billy what happen to your Avatar. Did you cave to pressure???

gandog56 · 07-21-2008, 12:29 PM

Hey, out of all the avatars he's tried, that one was always my favorite!

samuel · 07-21-2008, 12:34 PM

Billy,s avatar hasnt aged much,a real eyeful yet. sam.

runfiverun · 07-21-2008, 03:54 PM

i have shot both soft and hard lubes, home made and store bought.
pan lubed, wiped in by hand. dipped and sized. sized and lubed.
and have had good luck with both types. the lubes you are talking about do work up
to a point.
if you wanna try something different [just cause]
you can take a can of johnsons paste wax and wipe or tumble lube with it.
and shoot outta your pistols. jpw is carnuba wax and carriers.

samuel · 07-21-2008, 07:34 PM

I never tried that RFR,will give it a whirl. sam.

07-20-2008, 05:16 PM	#1
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,157 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	relubing cast bullets? would it do me any good to relube bulk cast bullets i buy in 1000 lots? they have the hard wax type lube. __________________

07-20-2008, 06:52 PM	#3
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,157 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	it seems that properly lubing is an important part of loading cast bullets. thats how come. __________________

07-20-2008, 07:04 PM	#5
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,157 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	because many people that cast their own badmouth the lube that commercial bullet makers use. __________________

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Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	As a security blanket, you can toss them in a plastic butter dish with some LEE Liquid Alox. That will give them more coating. __________________ I don't know how a PC works. I just know how to use it. I know how a gun works, and how to use it.

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LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,071	Bill, Thanks for asking the question, because I needed to know the answer too... __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

07-20-2008, 05:59 PM	#2
Taurus Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cobra Command Headquarters Posts: 810	Why would you want to do that?

07-20-2008, 08:34 PM	#7
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Thats the way I do it!Alox!Prevents a lot of leading.Try it with and without,you will really notice the difference.But alox stinks.I also recomend mixing them in a plastic dish and then spreading them on a sheet of plastic on a cookie sheet.That alex really stinks.Do it outside,or in a garage. sam.

07-20-2008, 08:39 PM	#9
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	You can spend time relubing or spend time cleaning the bore. __________________ Aim real good we're nearly out of ammo.

07-20-2008, 08:42 PM	#10
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,340	Do they have a lube groove on them or are they knurled like hornadys lead bullets. I like Lee liquid alox to lube bullets. Alot of people talk crap about it but I have never had any issues with it other than it gets your fingers kinda messy when spreading the bullets out after lubing them. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

07-21-2008, 01:50 AM	#11
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	billy- A bit off topic, but what dia. bullets are you using ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-21-2008, 08:18 AM	#13
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	An oldtime hand gun shooter (and I'm not?) once told me,"If you use enough wax (lube) you won't have much leading problem.I have tried it and light or factory lubed bullets leadded way worse than when I used alox.The problem is you have to keep cleaning your seating die and the revolver gets a little gunky when hot. sam.

07-21-2008, 08:33 AM	#14
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 2,051 Blog Entries: 11	Sam have you ever used any of the homemade lubes? index test082304 Anyone else have any experience with these? __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

07-21-2008, 10:39 AM	#15
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	No.I always had lots of boughten stuff that worked,but when shooting 500rnd,s without cleaning,I tried the alox and it really worked better than expected. sam.

07-21-2008, 10:47 AM	#16
mosquitofish Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 310	Hey Billy what happen to your Avatar. Did you cave to pressure??? __________________ Earth humor

07-21-2008, 12:29 PM	#17
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 4,328	Hey, out of all the avatars he's tried, that one was always my favorite!

07-21-2008, 12:34 PM	#18
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Billy,s avatar hasnt aged much,a real eyeful yet. sam.

07-21-2008, 03:54 PM	#19
runfiverun Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: soda springs idaho Posts: 288	i have shot both soft and hard lubes, home made and store bought. pan lubed, wiped in by hand. dipped and sized. sized and lubed. and have had good luck with both types. the lubes you are talking about do work up to a point. if you wanna try something different [just cause] you can take a can of johnsons paste wax and wipe or tumble lube with it. and shoot outta your pistols. jpw is carnuba wax and carriers.

07-21-2008, 07:34 PM	#20
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	I never tried that RFR,will give it a whirl. sam.