barrabruce
07-06-2023, 02:14 AM
I was using 50/50 beeswax/vasalene but swapped over to bw and some auto transition fluid in it.
The groups were a little smaller and I thought why not.
I just spent some time wiping some 200 loaded rounds I’ve lubed and stored since the start of the year and it looks like there is verdigris on the brass where the lube is.
Once wiped off the brass is shiny where the lube sat.
I might have had beeswax / vasalene /atf.
The vasalene is -probably the clear cheap stuff and not the yellow stickier "vasalene" variety as the wife bought me a jar from the supermarket and it is clear and I’ve started using that.
I am wondering what would be the cause?
I use Ed’s red to wiped down my cases and seems not to harm them.
Could it be the cheap ATF 111 I bought.
I don’t think I’ve made a new batch of Ed’s red with it yet thou.
I haven’t stored loaded ammo that long as I usually load and shoot soon after.
Any thoughts from the educated gallery?
Thanks in advance.
Maybe I should try a new lube or give up and join the mob and load commercial hard cast coated things instead and live with just some smears of lead in the barrel.
The groups were a little smaller and I thought why not.
I just spent some time wiping some 200 loaded rounds I’ve lubed and stored since the start of the year and it looks like there is verdigris on the brass where the lube is.
Once wiped off the brass is shiny where the lube sat.
I might have had beeswax / vasalene /atf.
The vasalene is -probably the clear cheap stuff and not the yellow stickier "vasalene" variety as the wife bought me a jar from the supermarket and it is clear and I’ve started using that.
I am wondering what would be the cause?
I use Ed’s red to wiped down my cases and seems not to harm them.
Could it be the cheap ATF 111 I bought.
I don’t think I’ve made a new batch of Ed’s red with it yet thou.
I haven’t stored loaded ammo that long as I usually load and shoot soon after.
Any thoughts from the educated gallery?
Thanks in advance.
Maybe I should try a new lube or give up and join the mob and load commercial hard cast coated things instead and live with just some smears of lead in the barrel.