Alox on non TL bullets?

[currahee1911]

Hi,

Any experiences? Will it work on a non TL bullet?
Thanks,
C.

PS. talking about .45 ACP and .45 Colt in the 800 fps range.

[btroj]

Are you speaking of the Lee liquid Alox?
If so, then yes, it can be used on any bullet design.

[Moonie]

I TL boolits up to 2000fps (gas checked on the rifles). I recently purchased my first TL mold but I TL all my boolits that will be shot under 2000fps.

[currahee1911]

Hi,

Thanks for the input. New to bullet casting. Want a 200 gr. bullet the will feed my 1911 and my Uberti '73 rifle (Wild Bunch shooter).

I have a Lee 200 gr. TL that works in the pistol, but will not chamber in the levergun.

Found a Lee 200 RNFP that works in both, but it is not a TL design. Will give it a try.

Incidentally, casting bullets is actually fun or am I weird?

Cordially,
C.

[Armorer]

Incidentally, casting bullets is actually fun or am I weird?

Cordially,
C.

LOL!!! In my estimation, it is a hobby in and of itself. Bordering on a sickness. I love it!


Armorer

[Moonie]

We are all weird here, you will get skewed answers to that question, of course its fun!

[FergusonTO35]

I shoot alot of conventional lube groove RNFP's out of my .38 Special revolvers with +P charges. I tumble lube with liquid alox and size them to .358 with the Lee sizer. I find they actually shoot cleaner and are more accurate than those sized and lubed in the conventional way. I once bought a bunch of 9mm boolits for cheap because they had been stored in the heat and the lube melted off them. I scraped off the remaining lube, rolled 'em in liquid alox, and they shoot great.

[paul h]

Yes, you can tl non tl cast designs. I've used them in 38 sp, 357 mag, 44 mag, 45 acp and 480 ruger.

[Bullet Caster]

+1 ^. I tumble lube my TL design 9mm and non-tumble design for .45 Colt and .45 ACP. Great way to apply Recluse 45/45/10 lube. I don't even size the 9mm. Just lube 'em and shoot 'em. BC

[williamwaco]

Lee Liquid Alox is an excellent lube
(although many will disagree)

You can see actual results of 67 loads with 17 bullets including micro groove and conventional groove here:

http://reloadingtips.com/pages/exp_111201a_lla_test.htm

The failures are highlighted in red so you can find them easier.

[geargnasher]

It's a fine lube in certain applications.

Gear

[Recluse]

Hi,

Any experiences? Will it work on a non TL bullet?
Thanks,
C.

PS. talking about .45 ACP and .45 Colt in the 800 fps range.

I haven't run a .452 boolit through my lubesizers in a long, long time--I tumble-lube them. This includes boolits for .45ACP as well as 45 Colt.

[jmsj]

I have shot lots of 45 ACP loads about the same velocity using Lyman's 452460, RCBS' 45-201-SWC and Lee's 452-200-RNFP using Recluse's 45/45/10 with good results.
Good luck, jmsj

[Echo]

Hi,


Incidentally, casting bullets is actually fun or am I weird?

Cordially,
C.

Yes, you are weird, as are the rest of us on this site. I could get philosophical, but I think I'll just go get a glass of milk to come down from this cast-boolit high...

[Jim]

About the only boolits I DON'T use alox on is the big 500 and 540 grainers I shoot in my Gibbs rifle.

[mdi]

This really should be covered in a stickie. The T/L on non-T/L bullets (standard lube groove) and standard lube on T/L bullets comes up quite often...

[Shiloh]

I TL conventional lube groove boolits all the time. Mid range velocities and handguns only.
Never tried it with rifle boolits.

Shiloh