What do you use? Why?
Casting - Bullet Lube Recipes
- Thread starter Frontiersman
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I’ve found the topic of bullet lube can be like asking what motor oil people use or what sports team they like: Theirs is right and everyone else is an idiot. It will be interesting to see how this goes.
I buy all of mine. I’ve never mixed any. I get almost all of mine from Lars at https://www.lsstuff.com/
I mostly use his BAC, which is equal parts beeswax, alox, and carnauba wax. It seems to work in a wide range of velocities. I’ve used it target pistol loads through rifle.
I’ve used his 50-50, which is pretty soft and meant for slow speeds. It’s probably better at that than the BAC, but not worth changing what’s in the lube-sizers for me.
And I use his replacement for Lee Liquid Alox/LLA/Mule Snot called X-Lox. It works great and is a lot cheaper than Lee (a phrase you don’t hear much).
And best of all, his products are cheaper than the big names.
I buy all of mine. I’ve never mixed any. I get almost all of mine from Lars at https://www.lsstuff.com/
I mostly use his BAC, which is equal parts beeswax, alox, and carnauba wax. It seems to work in a wide range of velocities. I’ve used it target pistol loads through rifle.
I’ve used his 50-50, which is pretty soft and meant for slow speeds. It’s probably better at that than the BAC, but not worth changing what’s in the lube-sizers for me.
And I use his replacement for Lee Liquid Alox/LLA/Mule Snot called X-Lox. It works great and is a lot cheaper than Lee (a phrase you don’t hear much).
And best of all, his products are cheaper than the big names.
I mostly use straight beeswax. I will harden it a bit with carnauba or even paraffin if I expect to shelve it for a while. Or planning a hunt in hot weather.
I’ve seen guys use lard, Crisco, kitchen grease, axle grease or even straight Vaseline. I’ve always been afraid that would contaminate the powder. Ok, maybe for a black powder patch?
I’ve seen guys use lard, Crisco, kitchen grease, axle grease or even straight Vaseline. I’ve always been afraid that would contaminate the powder. Ok, maybe for a black powder patch?
