In warm weather I put my bullets in a capped mayonnaise jar and set it in the sun for about 30 minutes. In the winter I set it on a floor heat register. They don't need to be hot, just warm enough to cause the wax to melt as the bullets are tumbled.
In warm weather I put my bullets in a capped mayonnaise jar and set it in the sun for about 30 minutes. In the winter I set it on a floor heat register. They don't need to be hot, just warm enough to cause the wax to melt as the bullets are tumbled.
How long does it take for straight JPW to dry on your boolits? Is it tacky?
Jim
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I usually wait a day or so to load them. Standing them up to dry helps a lot. The excess lube will actually run down off of them if you stand them up immediately after tumbling. My boolits when fully dry, have a waxy feeling to them just like 22 ammo does.
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That sounds OK.. I'll try it for some of my powder puff 38 special loads.
Jim
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Pc ???
Yup! I did. Amazing how leaving those two little numbers (32) out changes things. OTOH I did say "H&R Magnum" not S&W, AFAIK that is the only 'Magnum' H&R has ever made.
I will be trying it in my 500 S&W Handrifle as soon as I recover from shoulder surgery but I think I will be keeping the loads mild.
The JPW dries to a flakey crust if left on the boolit for an extended period before loading ammo. The 45/45/10 will be there a year later with no ill effects IMHE.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |