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Thread: Storing bullet lube and the aging process

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    Boolit Master
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    That’s good enough for me toymaker. I always wondered if my minie balls I have lubed up that have that funny look on the outside might still have effective lube and they might actually have effective lube by the sound of it

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    I spent over two decades using up several sticks of commercial lubricant wrapped loosely in foil. I saw no deterioration,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toymaker View Post
    Just thought it was interesting for the thread that a crusty, old, dried up lube still worked pretty durn good..
    Probably better than a crusty, old, dried up shooter!
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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