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Thread: Lube on gas checks????

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    Boolit Grand Master
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    Lube on gas checks????

    Any thoughts on lub on the gas check????? I've always tried to clean the base of the gas check before loading. I know I've missed a few. Would it affect accuracy any????

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    abunaitoo,

    I don't think it will affect (effect?) accuracy at all. Its possible the lube could conatminate the powder if its in high heat, but that has never happened to me, so shoot em and don't worry.

    David

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    I believe you are wise to try to keep all the lube off the base of your bullets, gas checked or otherwise. I've not done controled studies, purposely leaving lube on bullet bases, but I feel sure it would change the combustion and the powder burn. And, most likely, would have and adverse effect on consistancy of velocity. Likely accuracy would suffer. Keep those bases clean of lube would be my notion on it.
    chunkum
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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
GC Gas Check