Lubing Heeled bullets

[Jim Miller]

I have at last got a mold for heeled bullets for the 310 Cadet. Having cast some I now wonder how best to put lub in the lube groove. Answers please. Jim

[Winger Ed.]

There are a few different schools of thought on how to do it.

I did a quick search search for 'how to lube heeled bullets' and archived posts from a few old forum discussions came up.

They ran from- Lee tumble lube, to just wiping lube on the loaded boolit right before you load the gun
to minimize pocket lint getting on it.

[swamp]

I tumble lube mine with BLL. Works well so far.
swamp

[Baltimoreed]

296648I’ve used my lubrisizer by turning the loaded round upside down. Also crimps the case to the heel.

[Jim Miller]

Thanks. I had not thought of that way. Jim

[Jim Miller]

Thanks. I have plenty of Alox. I will give it a try. Jim

[Jim Miller]

Winger. Thanks. All good ideas.Jim

[vagrantviking]

296648I’ve used my lubrisizer by turning the loaded round upside down. Also crimps the case to the heel.

I'll have to remember this trick. Could be handy!

Some people have got a special lube die push rod custom made to match the heel on the bullet. Maybe one could be extended with JB weld to do the same.

Alox is certainly easy. Pan lubing will work but be a pain to clean the heel on little bullets like that.

[Drydock]

I just dip the finished round bullet down in a catfood can of Melted Paraffin.

[Jim Miller]

Drydock, Would this method work with warm alox or spg?

[Drydock]

Certainly for SPG. Done that. Never dipped Alox, but don't see why not.

[barrabruce]

I’m a finger luber before shooting.
Keeps everything clean.

Tried dip lubing bullet and placing on paper to dry.
But you have to wipe theirs bums clean.

Tried dip lubing seated but had too much lube on bullet.

If you hang your loaded cases in some hot lube long enough you will get a nice thin coat when the bullet gets hot.
But I have always been a bit scared of cook off.
Probably not an issue but I haven’t felt comfortable doing it.

[Wayne Smith]

Lee Alox or 45-45-10 works on my 41 Colt. Tumble lube, anyway. Very light coat, let dry, nothing sticks.

[Drydock]

I dip lube several heel calibers. 11mm French revolver, .440 Argentine, 44 American, 38 Colt, 36 and 44 paper revolver cartridges. Thickness depends on the speed of the dip. Beeswax and olive oil, slow dip for BP, paraffin and a fast dip for smokeless. A quick vertical shake over the melt can to shed the excess and set nose up in a plastic cartridge box.

[kootne]

I use SPG and pan lube. Here is the melt phase using the "double boiler" method to prevent over heating lube. A couple inches of water is in the coffee cup;

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let it cool down good, lube should pop out of pan when cool. Push the bullet nose about a 1/32" towards heel end, then push on heel end til bullet comes out. This seems to leave the lube in the grooves much better. I then tumble lube with Rooster Jacket at one drop per 10 bullets to put a thin hard surface to seal in the SPG and prevent it from picking up crud. You can push new bullets back in the holes and re-heat, don't burn fingers or tip bullets over that way.
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[Jim Miller]

Kootne et al,

Many thanks for all the replies. I guess the answer is find one that works for me. At least I have plenty of starting points. Jim

[uscra112]

I only do bullets for my .32 Long Colts. Tumbling in LLA works fine for these light loads.