What lube to use?

[458magnumman]

New to cast scene, found a good lube for pistol and slow big bore rifle loads, but need a high velocity lube for .243, .257 and .30 cal bullets with gas checks. Bullets will be in the 100gr to 175gr range, I would like to get in the area of 2100 fps to 2400 fps range. Thanks in advance for any help.

[waksupi]

Welcome aboard.

There are three common board recommended lubes. The first is Felix World Famous Lube. There is a sticky of the recipe on the board.
If you aren't a do-it-yourself type, see Lar's, and/or Bullshop's sites at the bottom of this page.
All are proven performers.

[Thumbcocker]

I use 50/50 lithium grease and bees wax on everything. No leading up to 2000 in cf rifles,

[felix]

Lithium has substantial viscosity. Your lithium content from the store-bought tube should be no more than about 8 percent in the form of a stearate. So, your lube, then, should amount to around 4 percent. Just so you'd know in case you would want to use lanolin for the same purpose. Lanolin can be used for BP, while lithium cannot (not water soluble). ... felix

[eli]

So how much lanolin to bees-wax do you use, or is it used on its' own?

Eli