How many kinds of bullet lube do you user on aregular basis?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I've got way too many lubes laying around.
I've cooked some myself,
got some samples from other members,
and bought some from every vendor in our house.

I really got to consider narrowing my field.
I really like the Lotak (soft) for small rifle calibers (below 30 cal.).
I'm torn between randyrat's Tak #1 and Carnuba Red for Magnum pistol.
I use whatever is handy for low-power revolver pistol...and I have alot laying around.
I haven't shot enough larger caliber rifle (above 30 cal.) to come to any conclusion there,
downloaded rifle gets the 45-45-10 TL
Plinking semi-auto pistol also get 45-45-10 TL

Oh, I got some 6.5 boolits for my Jap 38 that are sized and lubed with fryboy's FWWFL ??? that needs some testing
Jon

[fryboy]

ummm gee .... i have a few sizers ( 7-8 ?? )...all loaded with different lubes and a couple of lubes i use that never see a lubrasizer ( my version of pearl lube + and recluse's recipe as well as my soon to be mourned rooster jacket ) worse ...i'm a lube groove junky , the aspect of making it myself/mad scientist is very appealing to me and i have yet to re-create my holy grail , of the many lubes in my sizers ( currently ) only one will not be refilled when gone , still worse there are several brands of lube that i havent tried that i long to ( did i mention i'm a lube groove junky ? lolz ) i also tend to test lube against each other which while making for a bit of shooting isnt a very hurried proposition as true testing needs at least a year in my varying climatic extremes to even honestly test ,one thing is certain however and that is lube that doesnt fulfill my hopes makes great flux and i doubt if i'll ever run out of that :P in fact i should start mixing it with sawdust and become a vendor sponsor ( but of the many things i am a salesman isnt one of them and i can admit that ) i've found that for less demanding applications it's really hard to note much difference yet i also realize we all have our likes and dislikes , many like/love alox lubes for but one example yet i detest the smell even tho the majority of alox lubes work well , i didnt like LLA just for that reason yet recluse's recipe cut that aroma down to a more manageable level ,my final conclusion is that if you like it and it works for you - great !! i be happy for you !! if not ...well start a thread and and we can discuss it and other options

jon , try that FWWFL with some lil bitty boolits that dont seem to have very big lube grooves ! ( like the 225-415 ) i've ran it to max velocities with no problems ( ummm everything else being right of course ) groups tend to open up a bit when you pass the sweet spot , and so far even in my 26" bbl it seems to lube enough all the way down the pipe ( not much of a lube star on that one tho lolz )

[Kraschenbirn]

Jake's Ceresin Red for my milsurps and 'modern' CF rifles, 45/45/10 for handgun calibers, and Emmert's Lube for my BPCRs.

Bill

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

fry,
Did I get all the letters right on the FWWFL ?
that 6.5 boolit has the tinyiest lube grooves...but there is 3 of them.
Jon

[ukrifleman]

I load 14 calibres and use Lee Liquid Alox for all my cast bullets, (tumble lubed twice) and never have leading problems.
ukrifleman.

[waco]

BAC
But, I bought several sticks of carnauba red to try out.

[dale2242]

Only 1 Here.
I started with NRA 50/50 some 50 years ago and haven`t needed to change.
It is getting the job done in all my applications.....dale

[fryboy]

fry,
Did I get all the letters right on the FWWFL ?
that 6.5 boolit has the tinyiest lube grooves...but there is 3 of them.
Jon

purty sure ... the original was listed as FWFL ( felix world famous lube ) the FWWFL is an adaptation by wilgen , not sure off the top of my head if the original had carnuba and lanolin but my version does and wilgen's assuredly has lanolin , on a brite note felix himself has stated that the recipe can be switched up a bit and still work great ( one case in point is different oils such as jojoba etc ) i havent tried too many variations of it besides the original and the FWWFL version but they've all seemed to work great ( and the odor isnt bad - a big plus for me )

ahh 6.5 ... i finally got a few gas checks and only a sizing die stands in my way atm ( but i kind of have a few other more important to me projects going on :P )

[RobS]

I've been the tumble lube straight Alox route then onto the 45-45-10 Recluse TL'in followed by several commercial lubes. Then White Label Lubes came next (BAC's my favorite) and now onto the homemade. My go to and has been good to me in the cold and hot of Kansas extremes is a mixture of Lucas White Lithium Grease, Beeswax and a touch of STP. Soft, yet firm and works for low pressure handgunning and on up to the high end 454 Casull rounds and upper end 375 H&H loads. I've tried to cover the temp swings and application needs and I think I'm there or close to it.

[Shiloh]

Two.
Mostly BAC

Shiloh

[dragon813gt]

45/45/10 & 2500+
But to be fair I just started using a lubrisizer. I haven't found a need to use any other lube yet.

[bobthenailer]

For several years now ive been using Carnuba red in one L/S for most HG cast bullets and LBT commercial for magnum velocity HG loads or rifle loads in the other L/S at least until i run out of LBT lube someday ?

[RG_86]

I try to stick with just one myself but thats because I hate cleaning out my lyman.

[44man]

Felix, nuff said?

[winelover]

Carnuba Red currently works for every boolet I load. Plus, I only have one lubrisizer, too!

Winelover

[Gar]

Jake's Ceresin Purple for cartidges and tallow for BP, works for me.

[Shuz]

Lars White label products work for me. Carnauba Red for the .44 mags and Lars 50/50 for the rifles. I've got 4 lubers and have 2 ea dedicated to each lube.
I've used lots of different lubes down thru the years and there are some great ones out there such as WFFL(World Famous Felix Lube), but I just don't have the desire to make my own. I just hate sticky hands and even hate to re-charge my lubers!

[1bluehorse]

White Label 50/50.......on occasion I'll tumble lube a particular bullet in LLA.... AFTER sizing and lubing them in the luber first..this is for my 44mag...

[avogunner]

I use two...... a heated 450 loaded with a hard red lube (used to be Rooster Red but now Carnuba Red) for rifle and magnum pistol, and an old Lyman 45 with an NRA 50/50 equivalent lube for everything else.

[357maximum]

3

-One lyman 45 with pretty purple colored MML- I do 95% of what I do with this lube...this includes loads from 1k to 3K

-One lyman 45 with turd brown colored MML modded for warm weather...have not pulled the handle on this press for over 6months.

-Lee liquid earwax+ mica for low velocity plinkers and catsneeze loads

-Soon I will have a Star sizer up and running and it too will use MML...have the press and it is loaded with MML...just waiting on some cash for an order to Lathesmith for some dies.


I have tried over 3 notebooks full of lube recipes.......NONE OF THEM GAVE ME LEADING......some were alot more accurate than others however.