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Thread: # of Lube Grooves

  1. 05-09-2008, 06:05 PM #1
    pjh421
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    # of Lube Grooves

    I was admiring that beautiful 44 slug on the GB pages (Blammer's Bear Buster) and wondered why 2 lube grooves instead of 1 large groove?

    Is this done for more weight, stiffness, alignment, what? Anyway, its a good looking boolit.

    Paul
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  2. 05-10-2008, 07:50 AM #2
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    I have made boolit molds both ways and I don't see any difference in how they shoot. I do make a single groove larger then two grooves so my drive area is the same. The amount of lube carried is also the same.
    It might effect boolit balance with certain designs but for my revolvers I don't notice anything.
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  3. 05-11-2008, 10:48 PM #3
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    Well that's interesting. I was thinking, since I like the Keith-type SWCs so much that I'd rather not have to use two different .44 sizer dies to get lube into each type of boolit.

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