I've got mostly wheel weights and plumbers lead but can't seem to locate tin.
I like straight wheel weights lubed with liquid Alox -- easy to use, and shoots well in everything from my '03A3s to my .45 Colt, .38 Special and .45 ACP loads.
Yep. For rifle rounds, I tumble lube and dry, then apply a press-on gas check and tumble lube again.Are you just tumble lubing everything you cast then, Vern?
Yep. For rifle rounds, I tumble lube and dry, then apply a press-on gas check and tumble lube again.
Yep. The only downside I see is the need to frequently clean your bullet seating die -- the Alox rubs off there and accumunlates.Are you tumble lubing stuff that normally is lubed in the lube rings only?
I ask because I have done just that before and didn't experience any major problems. In fact, I suspect it may be a more superior way to lube a bullet.
I'll have to try some.I use White Label Lube Co's liquid X-Lox, which is thicker than BBQ sauce. Much cheaper and every bit as effective and definitely thicker than Alox.
Yep. The only downside I see is the need to frequently clean your bullet seating die -- the Alox rubs off there and accumunlates.
Same here. In fact, my double-lubing rifle bullets showed me that by adjusting the lube thickness, you can lube virtually any bullet with Alox.
I'll have to try some.
I have a 6-cavity mould for that bullet and have cast, lubed and shot literally tens of thousands of them.Have done many of the Lee tumble lube .45 230 grains. For as fast and easy as they are to cast and lube, they function quite well.
I have a 6-cavity mould for that bullet and have cast, lubed and shot literally tens of thousands of them.