New Caster Question: OK to use 'RCBS rifle bullet lube' on handgun bullets?

[Trailtrekker]

Hi, all! I'm new to casting/reloading and have already learned a lot from lurking on this great forum for a while.

Some RCBS brand 'rifle bullet lube' came along with the pre-owned RCBS Lube-a-matic sizer/lubricator I recently acquired. I tried doing a search here to see how it differs from the plain-old RCBS 'bullet lube', but couldn't turn up anything.

Am I okay using the 'rifle bullet lube' to lube my cast SWCs and SWC-HPs for .357 magnum handgun usage? (These will be gas-checked.) Thanks!

[randyrat]

Get lubing those boolits and go shoot. You may find it a bit hard and you may not. Trying it in a 357 mag may be your saving grace. If you have everything right, I'll bet you'll be able to crank those up to factory velocities. Where you may have a little problem is shooting plinker loads.