wankerjake
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Awhile back I purchased a partial lot of reloading materials from an estate type sale. A gentleman had passed and apparently had an enormous amount of reloading supplies but all I bought was the first 4 crates/toolboxes they carried out. Mostly it was powder but there were some 38/357 158gr LSWC bullets that I assume are home cast. I say this because there was a lead dipper in the lot, and a jar of 158gr (different mould style) LSWC's that are lubed and gas checked, look like home cast to me. These have obvious lube in the lube rings. Also the bullets were in jars and coffe cans, and not in manufacturer packaging.
Anyway, the bullets in question were in a can with wax paper in the bottom. At first glance they look un-lubed. Not wanting to mess with lubing them I counted them to sell, but when I handle them they feel a little waxy and they smell like crayons. However, there is no lube in the lube rings although there is a very small amount of residue in some of them. The residue does not look like the lube I'm used to, rather white powder/crumbles. It's like possibly they were lubed at one point, but there is no lube crumbles/residue at the bottom of the can.
I took pics but they are on my computer at home and I'm at work. I don't think they'll help much, the bullets look like unlubed lead bullets except when you hold a handful you can feel a light coating of wax/grease on your hands and they smell like crayons... leading me to believe they are lubed in some way. Just not the obvious lube packed into the lube grooves.
So casters; does this sound like a process of lubing? Like a tumble lube maybe? Does it sound like adequate lubing? I guess I can alway shoot them and see how bad they lead the barrel but I'd just as soon not mess with the possible hassle at this time in my life (kids keep me busy enough). I have 250 of these, I'd love to shoot them but I don't have time to lube them. Any advice appreciated, I can post pics tonight but my guess is that the description may be enough for a seasoned bullet caster to tell. That, or you would need to actually handle them to tell.
Anyway, the bullets in question were in a can with wax paper in the bottom. At first glance they look un-lubed. Not wanting to mess with lubing them I counted them to sell, but when I handle them they feel a little waxy and they smell like crayons. However, there is no lube in the lube rings although there is a very small amount of residue in some of them. The residue does not look like the lube I'm used to, rather white powder/crumbles. It's like possibly they were lubed at one point, but there is no lube crumbles/residue at the bottom of the can.
I took pics but they are on my computer at home and I'm at work. I don't think they'll help much, the bullets look like unlubed lead bullets except when you hold a handful you can feel a light coating of wax/grease on your hands and they smell like crayons... leading me to believe they are lubed in some way. Just not the obvious lube packed into the lube grooves.
So casters; does this sound like a process of lubing? Like a tumble lube maybe? Does it sound like adequate lubing? I guess I can alway shoot them and see how bad they lead the barrel but I'd just as soon not mess with the possible hassle at this time in my life (kids keep me busy enough). I have 250 of these, I'd love to shoot them but I don't have time to lube them. Any advice appreciated, I can post pics tonight but my guess is that the description may be enough for a seasoned bullet caster to tell. That, or you would need to actually handle them to tell.
