Lead Bullet Sizing

[jaybrown]

Hey guys. I'm looking at making my own bullets but the costs seem to vary quite a bit. Does anyone know the quality of using the Lee Liquid Alox setup. Here is the link.

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1155911262.3513=/html/catalog/lubesize.html

This is a much cheaper option than using an RCBS

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=172702

My question is does this lee liquid stuff work? Most production bullets like lasercast have the solid lubricant.

Here is Lee's Furnace as well

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=645810

Which is much cheaper than Lymans or RCBS furnaces. Is lees quality good. Why they huge price differences?

Jay

 

[pascalp]

I use "heavily" alox, with all my home cast, (classical or TL grooves) even Hardcast already lubbed get a coat.
I use-it sparingly as it need really little even with alox, resize (GC), alox process.

Don't buy Alox alone.
One bottle came with each Lee Sizer and will last for ~thousands bullets. Lee sizer are "nose first" push thru, so a .309 one will work with all kind of the same diameters.

Own and use Lee bottom pour; pot IV and Pro 4-20. Work well, drip a little (not always!). Pro 4-20 is far better (20#, more clearance,...).

 

[jmorris]

In my search for a "dip/spray" type lubracant, I found Irmco lubricants #680-000 dry lube worked best for my 230grn .45 bullets. It is a water based lube that, when dry, feels much like wax. I first run the bullets through a automatic pneumatic sizer I built, then dip them in a 30% 680-000 70% water solution, and spread out to dry. It’s the fastest way I’ve found and the only leading problems were after 1000+- rounds through a Mac 10 (in an hour and a half). It’s better than most any other cast bullets I have used when shot at a normal pace. The lube is used commercially as a metal forming lube when stamping out sheet metal parts for the auto industry.

 

[Chawbaccer]

My memory of the liquid alox from Lee is that it smells to the high holy ends of the earth.