I have received many requests for a softer, no-heat, version of Carnauba Red. So I finally sat down and started working the details out testing many variations and lots of range time with a wide range of calibers.
The lube that I ended up with is softer and less tacky and performed great in a wide range of pressures and velocities. It’s operating temp is 65-95F with a melt temp of 160F. If your loading room is colder than 65F, then it may take a little heat to get things flowing in the luber. A light bulb set next to the luber for 15min should work great.
I started working with the 30-06XCB and have pushed it to 2800fps+ so far with an absolutely clean barrel. My barrel is a 14” twist, so the accuracy may fall apart if pushed much farther. One thing I did notice is the 1st shot flyer was very close to the group for several targets. I did get side tracked here seeing if I could keep it inside the group and burned up most of the bullets that I had prepped, so I didn’t get to the high end of things yet.
Here is the 30-06XCB with the 165XCB bullet sized to .311” loaded to 3.055” with 38gns of H4895 for 2490fps
Here is the 30-06XCB built by Tim Malcomb of MBT.
Next I turned to the M95 405Winchester. I lubed and sized some NOE 411-251LFN bullets to .413”. I have the plain based and gaschecked molds, so I started with the plain base one first.
22grains of Herc 2400 gave 1579fps and left the barrel totally clean. I started to get leading as I approached 25 grains and 1724fps.
I switched to the gas checked bullets, again sized to .413”, and the same 25 grains gave a clean barrel. I tried 27 grains which gave 1822fps and the same clean barrel. I switched powders to 38 grains of IMR 4198, 1980fps, and still had a totally clean barrel. 40 grains 4198 gave 2103fps and a clean barrel. 42 grains gave 2178fps, the barrel was still spotless, but the accuracy really went to pot so I stopped there.
The 45 Colt is one of my favorite cartridges, so this had to be on the list of rounds to test. I used a 235gn plain based flat point bullet and 7.2 gains of 800X. In my 5.5” Bisley I got 759fps. I tried this load in a 24” Rossi M92 which gave 952fps and both guns had spotless barrels afterwards.
I have one of the 6.5” Ruger Bisleys in 480 Ruger and tried the Lee 325 bullet with 12 gains of Unique, 1150fps, and 22 grains of Herc 2400, 1268fps. Both the light and heavy loads gave a totally clean barrel.
My last gun to test was an old Win M94 in 30-30. For this I used the gas checked 165 grain revised Ranch Dog bullet from a Lee 6 cavity mold sized to .310”.
14 grains of Herc 2400 gave 1594fps, with a useable group, and a totally clean barrel. I pushed the loads up to 18 grains and got 1879fps, but the best accuracy was with the 14 grain load.
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Let me know if you have any questions. IdahoBronco@aol.com