Yep, it gets my vote!
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Digger, I’m not sure that will work for the actual Ben’s Red (beeswax based lube), but it will make an awful big batch of Ben’s Liquid Lube (BLL).
I like them both! Good find.
Sam Sackett
I use & love 'em both.
Have enough "One Step" to last me several lifetimes... Lol
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I’ve got a pint of mixed BLL and one can of the Johnson’s Wax. But what the hay… it’ll probably last my lifetime , I’ll soon be 74.
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what's the 2 recipes you guys use? That's solvated carnauba wax.. right?
Glad I stocked up on the Johnson’s liquid floor wax while it was still available for making BLL. Got plenty of Johnson’s paste wax for making Ben’s Red also.
Both of those lubes work equally well with every cast load I have from mild to wild. Excellent accuracy and no leading in my handguns or rifles.....600 FPS. to 2600 FPS.
Ben sure made cast boolit shooting easy.
This one is a "sticky" here in the boolit lube forum..
link:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...-L-Liquid-Lube
And also the original ..
link:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...light=bens+red
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Dimaprok: after using BLL I see no point in powder coating. This lube is absolutely one of the best kept secrets on this forum. I have used it for .22 caliber cast boolits in the 2400 fps range and it works remarkably well. Ben is to be commended for releasing this lube recipe to us!
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Thanks fellas, I got some gas checked 22 bullets that I'll give that a try. I found that in my 221 FB over 12+ grains of 2400 it shot great powder coated and velocity ranged 2500 - 2700 fps with 60gr NOE, that rivaled the jacketed in velocity but the better accuracy was around 2500 fps which is totally fine with me.
In 30 cal I got a bunch to try as well in my 30-30 and 308, I only pushed it around 2000 fps, this is where I found it was most accurate with 4198 so sound like BLL could handle that.
I can't find Jonson's therefore would MINWAX Paste Finishing Wax work?
warren5421. ~. I believe a proper substitute for Johnson's is a product called LUNDMARK. Still a floor wax but do-able in Ben's recipe.
How long is Ben's Red good for? It's been a very long time since I've done much casting and lubing. I found plenty that I had, big plans for, but never transpired cause you know, life. Anyway it's going to get melted and tried.
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I have some that is over 10 yrs. old.
It looks , and shoots just like it did when it was new.
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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 |
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