Tumble Lube tedium?

[6622729]

How many of you who tumble lube take and set all the bullets up on their bases to dry?

When you have 500 bullets that's darn boring.

Using White Lable 45/45/10.

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I tumble lube and set the bullets up on their bases using home made 45/45/10

If you get bored that fast.....

[bedbugbilly]

I pretty much tumble lube all of mine - may try PC at some point in the future. I put wax paper out on a bench to spread the boolits out on. All depends on the boolit and how easy it is to stand up. 45s, 38s, 9s I usually stand up and while it's a boring chore, it really doesn't take long to do it. Long slender boolits - 8mm, 30-30s, I usually just spread out - let em dry for a few hours and then roll the around and let 'em dry more - usually overnight is sufficient. (lAlox/paste wax). If I'm in a hurry, then even those I usually stand up just get spread out - and in reality,the all shoot just fine whether stood up or speed out.

I have though about a lubesizer but is it really worth the mess?

[ukrifleman]

I use undiluted Liquid Alox and normally lube in batches of 100.

I always stand the bullets up on end, as I think they dry quicker and there are no uneven bits of coating down one side.

ukrifleman.

[trixter]

I stand them on end as I don't want any lube clumps on one side.

If you are getting clumps, you are using too much, done properly, you should just barely be able to see the lube.

[higgins]

I've done it both ways if not too many bullets are involved. I started just letting them lay on their side because if there's any trace of undried lube I would rather it be on the side of the bullet instead of exposed to the powder. Probably not a legitimate concern since most of them end up being stored for a while before loading.

[williamwaco]

It made blobs all over the bullets. They are so thick and nasty they will never dry.

[psweigle]

It made blobs all over the bullets. They are so thick and nasty they will never dry.

I would have to say that you have too much alox on them. It just takes a very little bit.