What lube do you use?

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What lube do you use?

#1 Post by Charlotte the flyer »

After reading the Lee Reloading manual apparently I should be lubricating my cast boolits in order to stop leading. I was unaware of this but I haven't fired too many so I should be hopefully OK. zzzzom


Are other 9mm reloaders using lube, where do you put it and where's the best place to get it from? I'll probably be shooting a box of 50 or so cartridges each outing through an LR9. sign92
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Although not 9mm the lead .357 bullets I buy have a wax ring underneath the crimp canelure. I imagine it shouldn't be too different for 9mm. See attached pic. Image
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Carnuba Red for rifle and a home brew for pistol calibres.
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The projectiles that I have look exactly like the one to the far left complete with blue ring. Does that mean that they are already waxed? The section of the manual I was reading referred to casting your own so I'm wondering if purchased ones are fine as they are.
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Yes they are completely fine. You would need to add the wax if you casted them yourself, no need to do it for bullets you've bought.
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sign92 :good:
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#7 Post by saddler »

...refuse to comment on bullet lubes as the thread title got me here under false pretences

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What saddler said ^

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#10 Post by dodgyrog »

BTW - maybe a silly question but are you sizing the boolits?
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