I have some .452 boolets. Some of the lube came out. I fill in the gaps with chapstick. I have not had any leading.
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I have some .452 boolets. Some of the lube came out. I fill in the gaps with chapstick. I have not had any leading.
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Hmm maybe I will try red dot with the new mould boolits then.
ChapStick on boolits sounds like a lot of work!
If some of it comes off, just pluck out the rest and relube. You do want lube all the way around.
At lower velocities most lubes will work fine, including chapstick as the base is a wax of some sort.
Thanks for the advice, folks! What I did was put them all in a jar and pour in some paint thinner, and let it sit for a few weeks so the wax all dissolved off and collected in the bottom of the jar. Then I coated them with the newer BLL using the Lundemark floor product rather than the Johnson's. And then after carefully dry aging them like a fine cut of beef for a bit over a year (for improved tenderness and flavor), I've loaded them up over 3.8 grains of Power Pistol at a COAL of 1.106". They shoot pretty well, though one gun seems to hate them since they don't drop into the chamber and won't automatically eject even though they come out OK when I rack the slide. These do what I need them to do and that's good enough for me to use them up!
I've powder coated many lubed bullets in the past. Just put them in a pot of boiling water. The wax will melt and float to the top. Very easy.
The question I have with this approach is what do you do with the water afterwards? I reckon the wax would clog up the drain. Or is it in clumps you can skim off?Originally Posted by Super Sneaky Steve
Let it cool and the lube will float to the top and more or less solidify like any other grease, fat, or wax.
A little time in the refrigerator speeds this process up.
Once the water is cold, flip it out into the trash.
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