Lee Liquid Alox question

[copdills]

when you tumble lube boolits with liquid alox do you have to shoot then right away or can they be stored away loaded and ready to shoot , and if they can be loaded and stored away what is the shelve life expected, I have heard about lubes getting hard and brittle because of age and thus causing leading in the barrel

Thanks

[randyrat]

From my experience coat and store for a very long time. I have had no cracking or any problems. I think it protects the lead from any oxidation also.

[Sprue]

After I tumble them I let them dry for 24 hrs or so before I load and shoot'em up. I also have loaded, tumble lubed ammo thats been stored for about 4 yrs now. I fired some recently with no issues.

I tend to think along the same lines of Mr. Randyrat above.

[randyrat]

Actually you can stick you finger in the stuff and it will still smell like you stuck it in a place you shouldn't have for a long while. Don't ask.....Just soap won't take it off, i was dang near banned from the house once till i learned not to stick my fingers where they shouldn't be. First time i used the stuff, i had it every where on my hands. I figured soap and a good scrubin would take it off,,, NOPE.....So i know well it will stick to your bullets for a long while.

[Ricochet]

The original purpose of Alox 606-55, which is what LLA is, is a protective anticorrosive metal coating. (As in undercoating, etc.) Copied straight off their site, it's "Hard film, high melt point, calcium soap, long-term outdoor protection." I don't think you need to worry about it flaking off of your boolits. You probably will encounter some sticking together in clumps. They pull apart easily enough.

Randyrat, Fast Orange Hand Cleaner takes LLA right off.

[454PB]

Not only that, I think it smells good!

[Lead melter]

I'll go along with 454 in the "smells good" camp. I use it as a cologne from time to time. Can't figure out those folks from Wisconsin.:twisted:

[James C. Snodgrass]

I,m sorry but lead melter and 454 are in need of some nose repair ! I hope they can save enough money shootin' cast to pay for the nose work. [smilie=1:

[snuffy]

Heck, I think it smells like fun! To me, shootin is fun, when lubed with LLA, the smell reminds I'm havin fun!:mrgreen:

All kidding aside, I really don't mind the smell. Besides, what could be easier? And IT WORKS.

I certainly would NOT be worried about it failing after even years of storage.

[Ricochet]

LLA really smells good when you shoot it. Reminds me of Crayola crayons. A new box of those was a treat to open and sniff.

[andremajic]

Actually you can stick you finger in the stuff and it will still smell like you stuck it in a place you shouldn't have for a long while. Don't ask.....Just soap won't take it off, i was dang near banned from the house once till i learned not to stick my fingers where they shouldn't be.

Must....resist...joke....urge.....giggitty giggity...

[jhalcott]

Plus 1 for Andre!

[S.R.Custom]

I've loaded and shot bullets I've tumble lubed and let sit around for 10 years. The older (and harder) it gets, the better it works. ;)

[randyrat]

I'll go along with 454 in the "smells good" camp. I use it as a cologne from time to time. Can't figure out those folks from Wisconsin.:twisted: I used to think them people from North Carolina were the greatest now i'm not sure. They do have some dang good BBQs though...Mark i may end up your doorstep someday anyway.

[wiljen]

Speaking as a guy who once inadvertently bathed in LA, while fast orange or Thinner will take it off your hands, almost nothing removes it from a concrete floor, metal posts, or clothing. I still have spots of it in the garage from the great LA Group buy that have been scraped with a putty knife, run over with a car, soaked in mineral spirits and then scraped and run over some more. Oh, and on the cologne list I rate it 3rd behinds Hoppe's #9 and Thompson's Wintergreen Muzzleloader cleaner.

[Ricochet]

I used to think them people from North Carolina were the greatest now i'm not sure. They do have some dang good BBQs though...Mark i may end up your doorstep someday anyway.
You don't suppose LLA ever finds its way into BBQ sauce?
[smilie=1:

[skeptic]

FWIW I think it smells good to.

When I get ready to head to the range I throw a handful in a sock and give it a shot of carb clean, roll around for a few seconds and the bullets are clean. Keeps my feedramp clean to.

[DLCTEX]

I like the smell of Ed's Red made with turpentine, my wife can't stand it though. DALE

[Fish_N_Russ]

you can add a little mica powder to your dried LLA bullets and they wont stick together :)

[Tom W.]

I've got some cast 30-30 boolits that I loaded up for my wife to shoot before we knew about her Degenerative disc and joint disease. They must be at least 10 years old or older and still look ( and shoot) as well as when I first loaded them...

Wife can't stand the smell, but I seem to enjoy it... I think it has something to do about when I lived in Upstate N.Y., near Woodstock and my misspent last two years in High School.....

[copdills]

Thanks Pards for all the information , I believe I can Load some now and not have to worry about the lube getting old , the longest I keep bullets are about 5-6 years and I make sure I shoot them and rotate the supply

Thanks again copdills