Mould Lube experiment

[762 shooter]

I recently bought a Mihec mould, (270-SAA-45) and got the little bottle of mould lube with it.

I also gained possesion of a Lipsey's 45 Flattop convertible 4 5/8".

Made some Ben's Red and had minimal leading.

I read a lot of the posts about using mould lube to keep lead from smearing on the mould between the sprue and the block.

I put a small amount of mould lube on a Q tip and applied it to the lands and grooves right in front of the forcing cone after cleaning and went to the range. I do believe that the small amount of leading has become non existent.

Makes sense.

762

[mdi]

Cool, I'll have to try that. Is the mold lube Bull Plate?

[geargnasher]

I've prepped bare, clean barrels with Bullplate (about the same stuff as Miha's mould lube) for years. I also try to use the base lubricant oil in whatever lube formula I'm using in that gun. With Ben's Red you could use any decent oil, or even a swab of the Lucas grease on a patch and then pull a tight, clean patch through after it to leave just the slightest film.

Gear

[williamwaco]

I have done that to clean bores with LLA.
I have not done any formal testing but it seems to help.

I think?


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