? for those that use LLA

[cabezaverde]

After loading, do you clean it off the exposed area of the boolit?

[schutzen-jager]

jmho - no - the coating does no harm + prevents formation of lead oxidation if stored for a prolonged period of time - might pick up dust, tint, + other contaminants if stored loose + not in suitable container -

[HWooldridge]

I wipe off the excess because it attracts all kinds of loose debris. I sometimes drop rounds in a pocket and the amount of trash that can attach to the lube is considerable.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I've cleaned 'em
and I've not cleaned 'em.
the details dictate why.

[stubshaft]

Nope, just load and shoot.

[BLAHUT]

I assume you mean the lube; depends on how it will be transported or stored? can collect a lot of junk if handled improperly and destroy a barrel; to clean or not to clean; that is the question ??? I do both; depending on what and where ??

[Froogal]

Mineral spirits on a shop towel will clean them, but I usually don't bother.

[rsrocket1]

Yup, I used to use a paper towel moistened with Oderless Mineral Spirits to clean off 45/45/10 just to keep debris from sticking to the exposed parts of the boolits plus it keeps my hands cleaner at the range when handling them. I now PC all my handgun boolits so it's a non-issue. There is nothing wrong with XLOX or LLA, it's just smokey and messy.

[GhostHawk]

I've done it both ways. Cleaned them all for a while.

Mostly now days I only clean faster rifle rounds, say 1400 fps and over.
I feel like I get a smidge better accuracy.

Pistol ammo normally I am not that fussy.

[wilecoyote]

After loading, do you clean it off the exposed area of the boolit?

sure, as best as I can (rag/alcohol/min.spirits,etc.) and I put the loaded ammo in proper boxes only, anyway_

[15meter]

Or use Ben's Liquid Lube, to me it dries to a harder finish, less prone to attract dirt and grime.

I also don't carry loaded rounds in my pockets. Loaded ammo is stored in the correct box for the caliber and transported and loaded straight from the box probably helps.

[Wireman134]

50/50 forget adding the 10. I still like a clean shinny lead boolit

[poppy42]

I want dropped a whole tray full of freshly lubed boollets onto the rug that I have laid out for my German Shepherd, my very hairy German shepherd, to lay on and keep me company while I was Reloading. I briefly attempted to get the hair off the boollets but quickly gave up as it was too much of a bother and a mess. When they dried I loaded them up and off to the range I went. The indoor range! Just about the time I got into the second magazine the gentleman in the lane next to me yells out “ what’s that smell it smells like somebody’s roasting a wet dog in here!” So an answer to your question nope I don’t wipe any part of the boollets off when I use liquid Alox!

[Charlie Horse]

It is good to but I don't. But I don't tumble my filthy cases before sizing them either, so don't listen to me. (Some of my dies are 40+ years old and it doesn't seem to have hurt them.)

[Froogal]

It is good to but I don't. But I don't tumble my filthy cases before sizing them either, so don't listen to me. (Some of my dies are 40+ years old and it doesn't seem to have hurt them.)

I always deprime and resize before tumbling. It helps in getting the primer pockets at least somewhat clean. Occasionally I may need to clean the dies, but usually NOT because of any crud that is on the brass. Aerosol brake cleaner works quite well for that little job.

[BobT]

I don't usually, I always put them in slip top ammo boxes so it's not really an issue.

[gumbo333]

Charley Horse, I have cases 55+ years old. Clean them??? How??? Why???

[gloob]

No, I just use a light coat. But I roll them in a single layer, so that the tumble lube grooves get mostly filled in.

If I wanted to remove the coating from the exposed part, I would probably dry tumble the loaded rounds with a squirt of mineral spirits added to the media. I would stand away from the tumbler when I turn it on, just in case.

[Lefty Red]

I asked this forum WAY back in 2000ish what to do about the excess LLA and it getting into my dies. The compilation of responses were, “if you have excess then you are using too much,” or as another member out it, “if you think you have enough, you have too much.”

[Josh Smith]

I asked this forum WAY back in 2000ish what to do about the excess LLA and it getting into my dies. The compilation of responses were, “if you have excess then you are using too much,” or as another member out it, “if you think you have enough, you have too much.”

I've never understood why this is. I like to see a little bit on my boolits, and it seems to work fine. I've used cut and not cut, and it doesn't seem to matter, so I use cut now simply to save on it.

Are there any negatives to using more than recommended/needed?