Another vote for Lars and carnuba red. When I started I used javelin . It worked great except when the temp got absurd 100+. Went to Lars' Carnuba Red and have had no problems. Lars is good to deal with . Carnuba Red does not melt in 100+ heat. I use a hair drier to soften in my luber/sizer.
At 45 Colt revolver muzzle velocities any lube will work with smokeless powder. Just look for one that can handle you high outside temperatures.
If shooting real black power in your Vaquero (and you really should try it, you’ll be impressed with 35 grains of Old Eynsford 2fg or 3 fg) then you’ll need to use a lube that will keep the BP fouling soft. Lubes like commercial SPG or the homemade version which I use is Emmerts Improved. The special BP lube extra requirement is to keep the BP fouling soft, its lubing ability makes these two lubes work with smokeless powder too.
I shoot my New Vaquero’s with Emmerts Improved with both BP and smokeless CFE-P, one lube works with either powder types.
Last edited by greenjoytj; 09-11-2020 at 08:13 PM.
Tested my first batch. Not as consistent as I'd like, but now I have a process (or several) and variables to work with, so I'm right at home.
Added some more time to get the BHN up to around 9 or so, cast a potful, and pan lubed 72 more this evening.
This time I'm not resizing them, and I've upped the beeswax content of my lube to harden it more. People who use 50/50 must live in the Arctic, down here in Texas even 60/40 was too soft to handle, and I'm well past 2:1 now. I'll probably end up going to a harder, bought lube and a lubesizer, but for now I'm just playing.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm certain I'll be back with more questions.
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Nah theres places in the Arctic that are warmer than here. In all seriousness though thats why we reload because what works for one may not work for another.
Those who would trade freedom for safety deserves neither and will lose both
GONRA's cast boolit reloading these days is for auto pistols where everything has been carefully selected so the lube groves are within the cartridge case.
So I use pure Alox 2138 F from a gallon can purchased decades ago when The American Rifleman had the original article.
Use it in my lube sizer as usual.....
Nice work, Ryan!
those look good
sounds like you’re off to a good start
look into powder coating
shake in a tupperwear bin,
20mins in a walmart toaster oven
push thru size
done
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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 |
GC | Gas Check |