Abidingguy
02-08-2020, 09:21 PM
Hello Lead Wizards,
Continuing to practice using all the great pointers received here. Decided to post some pics since I'm a visual learner (which is code for "I don't like to read too much"), and I'm sure others are as well.
First pic showing a light amount of 45/45/10 mix being added to fresh pills. I remembered the mantra "less is more" repeated frequently when it comes to Alox:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QR8tIMVGhhVNxtPu36ZnrZzPUXzdGwGG/view?usp=sharing
Result from light lubing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QQ50wE9JT6VrlGX91zZc8W_SQo7qi4eP/view?usp=sharing
Side-by-side pic showing light lubing next to my very first batch of pills with more lube. To be fair, the pills on the left have been lubed a second time after sizing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QIpoQWQbP2GYBmiZX2fWcsZQYJZo2jIn/view?usp=sharing
I stole my wife's hair dryer to heat the alox mix bottle up so that it would pour nicely, but I redeemed myself by telling her to order a fancy new one after I reported the theft to her. I did have to size the pills, even though I read somewhere on the boards that these didn't need sizing. I found out I did when I loaded one unsized 230 RN pill and it wouldn't seat in the case gauge. After sizing (using a Lee push-through sizer), the cartridge fell right in.
Little more time consuming to tumble lube each batch of pills twice, but I figure it's worth it to ensure optimal performance. Thanks to all for pointers received thus far.
Continuing to practice using all the great pointers received here. Decided to post some pics since I'm a visual learner (which is code for "I don't like to read too much"), and I'm sure others are as well.
First pic showing a light amount of 45/45/10 mix being added to fresh pills. I remembered the mantra "less is more" repeated frequently when it comes to Alox:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QR8tIMVGhhVNxtPu36ZnrZzPUXzdGwGG/view?usp=sharing
Result from light lubing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QQ50wE9JT6VrlGX91zZc8W_SQo7qi4eP/view?usp=sharing
Side-by-side pic showing light lubing next to my very first batch of pills with more lube. To be fair, the pills on the left have been lubed a second time after sizing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QIpoQWQbP2GYBmiZX2fWcsZQYJZo2jIn/view?usp=sharing
I stole my wife's hair dryer to heat the alox mix bottle up so that it would pour nicely, but I redeemed myself by telling her to order a fancy new one after I reported the theft to her. I did have to size the pills, even though I read somewhere on the boards that these didn't need sizing. I found out I did when I loaded one unsized 230 RN pill and it wouldn't seat in the case gauge. After sizing (using a Lee push-through sizer), the cartridge fell right in.
Little more time consuming to tumble lube each batch of pills twice, but I figure it's worth it to ensure optimal performance. Thanks to all for pointers received thus far.