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  1. 06-08-2017, 03:53 PM #1
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    Question Considerable Amount of Smoke...

    I am using stick Alox and when I fire a round, there is a pretty noticeable cloud of smoke in front of the firearm--from the muzzle to about 4' out...

    The cases literally drop from the chamber so I don't think I am shooting high pressure stuff--actually 30-40 Krag at about 1750 fps...

    Does this smoke come from the lube burning? Should this happen?...

    I have never noticed it so much as with this round...

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  2. 06-08-2017, 04:02 PM #2
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    not a krag, but all my tumble lube boolits smoke more than alternatives. Just one of the 'features' of alox I suppose. Probably applying the alox just a tad thick if the smoke is that bad, try thinning it down with mineral spirits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DerekP Houston View Post
    not a krag, but all my tumble lube boolits smoke more than alternatives. Just one of the 'features' of alox I suppose. Probably applying the alox just a tad thick if the smoke is that bad, try thinning it down with mineral spirits.
    Actually, I am putting it on with a LAM 2. It is stick Alox Lube made by Lyman...

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  4. 06-08-2017, 05:56 PM #4
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    It is smoky stuff...It works good and it keeps Mosquitoes away, but its like shooting a smoke pole..Sometimes powder makes the difference also, Temp, along with humidity.
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  5. 06-11-2017, 07:45 PM #5
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    It is typical of the lube as they said . If your bullet design has multiple lube grooves you can try using less lube and see how that works . You won't eliminate it but you only need enough lube to do the job you want .

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  6. 06-12-2017, 08:50 AM #6
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    Fergeddaboudit. Humans lived longer with smokey old guns than they have with these newfangled smokeless outfits.
    To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, the trouble with many shooting experts is not that they're ignorant; its just that they know so much that isn't so.
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  7. 06-12-2017, 05:56 PM #7
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    As a black powder shooter that is not smoke! Indoors it can be Smokey and jword shooter may complain. But outside? it is not something to worry about.
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  8. 06-16-2017, 07:42 PM #8
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    Maybe i'm strange, but I kinda like the smoke - a little anyway
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  9. 06-16-2017, 09:13 PM #9
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    Yeah but, if your shooting multiple shots timed, smoke is your enemy. Shooting 10 shots in 10 seconds I can't afford a lot of smoke, so I worked on an old combo with my lube that won't smoke you or your neighbor out.

    If I'm outside shooting slow fire chasing mosquitoes away i don't mind a little smoke with my recoil.
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