Hi all,
I'm new to the forum and somewhat new to casting (or at least sizing and lubing). Most of my casting experience until recently has been muzzleloader projectiles or unsized and "tumble lubed" handgun boolits with Lee Alox...
Finally got around to buying a used 450 and have cleaned it up and rebuilt it with new O-rings, pressure screw etc and am now contemplating bullet lubes. I've used Lyman "Orange Magic" in the past by melting in a pan and using the old "cookie cutter" method to lube. Results in my .44 and .357 revolvers have been good with plain base bullets. Now that I have a sizer I'll be experimenting more with higher velocity gaschecked bullets...
Other than handgun bullets I also mess around with cast boolits in a .45/70 rifle....
Although I'm going to add a heater to my ol' 450 I don't have one at present. Can OM be used anyway or is the heater a "must have"? Any recommendations for a better lube or is OM a good "all around" choice to load up my sizer with?
Looking forward to learning,
Dennis