"Pan lubing basics and making your own bullet lube" Iraqveteran8888 Video 53

Just the basics for pan lubing bullets and making your own lube. I will be making more videos for this as more methods become available.

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[n8tex254]

I use about a table spoon of liquid allox, and a shot of peanut oil seems to work pretty well. It does not seem to smoke as bad either. It makes cleaning the barrel of my gun much easier.

[Iraqveteran8888]

Sounds like a perfectly good idea to me!

[Mrshotshell]

can you useit to flux lead

[Iraqveteran8888]

Yes, generally, any homemade bullet lube makes an excellent fluxing material.

Beeswax tends to burn a little dirty, but not too bad. Parrafin wax creates more smoke so its a trade off.

[Tom Kline]

Does this lube smoke allot?

[Iraqveteran8888]

About average...

[Voyne Boggs]

First I want to thank you for your service to our country. My grand son did a tour in Iraq with 3 ID. I enjoy your videos very much. thanks a lot from an old Paratrooper.

[TheMadHattersofPA]

Some crayons are "washable" for if you have a creative kid....so I imagine they are not oil-based. Look on the pack and make sure they are not washable as they will not mix with the lube. Just my opinion of course.

[kenny474]

I use a similar concoction myself, though I will usually adjust hardness on the final product to suit my needs, as I prefer a harder lube for rifle rounds. No idea if it makes a difference, but it makes me feel better.

Mine is 1-1/2lbs paraffin, 1/2lb bees wax, couple green crayons and 2 tblspns of Lee liquid Alox. I then add in Lucas oil treatment to get the consistency I want.

Seems to work OK for me.

[gunshooter26]

im going to start reloading and your videos help alot. and if i have a question while watching one video i can just watch another

[On1wheel01]

Thanx man. I do have one question. I added a few crayons to mine but after it melted it just wanted to sink to the bottom and never really mix well just small bits

[JohnNicholasM]

"Gas treatment"?! Isnt that just a petroleum solvent such as mineral spirits? It probably evaporates during the melting process and adds very little to the lube; if f you were using beeswax you could use the gas treatment to dissolve the wax, but such a small amount would do very little or anything to the mix. I really do think you need to use STP OIL treatment, instead.

[MrPrairieGunner]

You get leading in your barrel which drastically decreases your accuracy.

[MrPrairieGunner]

@Iraqveteran8888 How hard is your lube once it solidifies? I've tried this recipe using some beeswax and parafin with vaseline and STP but it comes out really soft. I can easily smear the lube out of the lube grooves with my finger.

Lubing 30 cal gas checked rifle bullets fired at moderate speeds up to jacketed speeds.

[freeze427]

What happens if you reload without lubing the bullets?

[thegangvault2]

By "the antique mart" he means "the thrift store" lol jk. Love your video's Iraqveteran and boy have you helped me a lot in deciding to start casting.