I'm new to casting and don't have any idea what makes a particular bullet lube for a particular application.
I'm currently casting 454424 to load .45 Colt for a 90's era Ruger Vaquero. This is my first foray into casting, and I've been learning the melt and the mould for a while, to the point that I finally have a batch of decent boolits to load.
I don't have a lube sizer, I'm using the Lee sizer to bring them down to .452 for the Ruger, which slugged at .451. So I guess I'm looking at pan lubing the big, square lube groove in these guys.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LyhtKoBM6nfBkNPT9
I used a little liquid alox on a few to run them all through the sizer, and that worked just fine (no noticeable leading or skirting, just a tiny bit of the alox left in the die). So they're all sized down to .452, and ready to be lubed. But I know nothing about lube.
I live in Texas, so 100F+ is a regular occurrence, so something that won't melt off in my garage is going to be necessary. It's 101F today, and this is a cool front caused by the hurricanes in the gulf, so I need it to stand up to temps as high as 110F.
I'm fine with buying, and I'm fine with making my own, as long as I have a source for the ingredients. I just need to know more about the different properties of the various lubricants, and why I would use one over another for this particular application.
Any help is appreciated.
Ryan