Alox for lube.

[DadSmith]

Well with what I found last summer?? I would think for those that dont clean and store in a low humidity steel box you could have a problem. I was really surprised when I pulled a handful out of that can and the bullets felt like 220 grit sandpaper. Its been over 20 years since I had loaded them, but I didn't expect that.

I've never has much problems with them when I used them. It was stainless steel barrel, and I was a guy that had to clean every time I used my firearms. Nowadays I've learned that isn't required for typical range guns.

 

[Creedmoor]

I've never has much problems with them when I used them. It was stainless steel barrel, and I was a guy that had to clean every time I used my firearms. Nowadays I've learned that isn't required for typical range guns.

I run both carbon and stainless, I've not seen rust in any of the carbon barrels.
I will pay better attention since what I have seen and you have read.
Thanks

 

[Iroquois]

So... I finally found that old can of bullet lube. I coated some.45 Lead bullets, easy peasey. Poured in a small amount, maybe a third of a cup. Poured it over some bullets and shake/ tumbled until they were dark charcoal colored. Poured the batch into a colander over another bowl to catch the drippings. I poured another 500 bullets into the second bowl and shook those... I poured all of the bullets onto a heavy screen to dry. I tried to pour any left over lube back but it was already set up in the bowls and colander . In 20 minutes or so, all the bullets were covered with a hard coat of lube.

 

[Iroquois]

So... I finally found that old can of bullet lube. I coated some.45 Lead bullets, easy peasey. Poured in a small amount, maybe a third of a cup. Poured it over some bullets and shake/ tumbled until they were dark charcoal colored. Poured the batch into a colander over another bowl to catch the drippings. I poured another 500 bullets into the second bowl and shook those... I poured all of the bullets onto a heavy screen to dry. I tried to pour any left over lube back but it was already set up in the bowls and colander . In 20 minutes or so, all the bullets were covered with a hard coat of lube.

I'm still not absolutely sure what's in this stuff, but while I was working with it , I had one of those smell related flashbacks. My mother used carnauba wax on all her old floors. I'm pretty sure that I'm smelling the same thing.
So far, I think the fluid is acetone, which smells like fingernail polish remover, and carnauba wax. The powder that's suspended in it is black , and graphite is used in some bullet lubes. I'm getting closer.

 

[canebreaker]

I remember on Castboolits.com about 12 years ago a recipe for homemade bullet lube, but not all of it. It had Alox and Johnson & Johnson paste wax.
Another member was lubing .358's. Fill a baking sheet with bullets standing up , pour melted crayons around them. He swagged a 357 casing so that a bullet would go about halfway into the casing. Made a spring loaded push rod to remove the bullet.