Anyone have sum? I wanna try before I make a batch. Thanx
Anyone have sum? I wanna try before I make a batch. Thanx
Send me your address thru a pm, I'll send you a sample of three different varieties of bens Red.
This way when you decide to make some up, you can make a batch of the variety you like and shoots best for you
Last edited by 41 mag fan; 09-05-2013 at 10:11 AM.
I have been using the original type with good success. I had some other type in my sizer and put it on my 35 remington 358315 boolits and it seemed to run out before getting to the end of the barrel. It was made for pistol boolits. I switched to Ben's Red and the bore stays so purty after shooting them! Glad I found Ben's.
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Ben;s loob for me,I have been pushing 200 grain cast about 1800 fps,no leading,good accuracy and the bore shines like a new dime in a dark spot.Thanks Ben for letting us use your formula it works.
Casting again after a 20-year hiatus and new to making lubes.
I mixed up a batch of Ben's Red Red per the original recipe and instructions. It turned out very good as to texture and consistency, with no lumps -
But it is pretty darn soft and slippery, so much so that it's hard to handle the lubed bullets. Actually, I wouldn't say say it's too soft, it's just that combination of the two is difficult. The slippery makes me have to hold the bullet quite firmly, which compresses the lube in the grooves until it flows like toothpaste from under my finger. Does that sound to you users like a proper consistency?
Have any of you tried a bit less STP and a bit more beeswax?
Pilgrim
Pilgrim, that lube looks pink, not red.
Did you add the ingredients by weight or volume?
Also how did you cook it up with it being that slick to you?
Add 5% more beeswax will harden it up some.
The color repro in the pic is not spot-on. Th e color is just short really red, a slightly rusty red.
Blending was by weight, measured to the precise 1/10th of an ounce on an athlete's digital food scale. (She doesn't know that.)
1/2 hour of mixing with a whisk at about 200*F estimated - water in the double boiler had bubbles on the bottom of the pan but none rising. Didn't have my digital IR thermometer around at the time.
STP is probably the "slick" factor. I think I'll start by cutting it in 1/2 by weight and see what I get, then harden if necessary as a next step.
Pilgrim
You take that batch and lube some boolits, let them set out in the air for 24 hrs and it will slightly harden up or for me it was a tacky feeling, that was less tacky after 24 hr dry period.
I'll do that. Thanks.
Can somene supply me with the formula for Ben's red please. I can't find it with a search, and don't want to read huge threads to find it embedded (formula probly not there anyway). Alternatively, a link to threads about Ben's lube. Thanks, Ted
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24 ozs. = 3 cups - melted beeswax
14 ozs. = 1 3/4 cups - Red N Tacky , heat it..it doesn't really melt
4.6 ozs. = 2/3 cup - Johnsons Paste Wax - melted
2.3 ozs. = 1/3 cup - Dexron II or III ATF
2.3 ozs. = 1/3 cup- STP Oil Treatment
What I found by doing a search, was on page 2 and this isn't directly from Ben's post.
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What is red N tacky and don't say a velour suit. LOL
Andy
Red and Tacky is made by Lucas and is sold at automotive parts stores in the grease section. It's normally in tubes to fill grease guns. Great lube by the way.
gmsharps
Here is a photo of what the Red and Tacky looks like in the container :
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...en-s-Red-today
Last edited by Ben; 09-16-2013 at 10:41 AM.
the only time I had to clean lead since using Ben's Red was out of a barrel that has a rough spot that scrapes lead like a cheese grater. I left some out in 100 degree heat and sun and it did not slide off boolit or leave a mark on the black paper it was setting on.Works for me, while I ponder alot of issues when looking for a given load for a gun, worrying about the lube is never an issue.
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