Pearl Lube II and pan lubing

[Dick Dastardly]

I finally got my 38-40 dies from Midway.  Ok, now I have gun, mold, dies, primers, powder. . . I'll make ammo.  Not so quick.  I forgot to order a lube/sizer die for my Star unit.  Hmmmm.

So, I took the top of a round cake tin and put some of my DD-38-40 190 grain bullets in it base down and melted enough PL-II to bring the lube just above the lube grove.  Then, after it cooled I pushed on the noses.  Presto.  Out came perfectly lubed bullets leaving a nice pattern to push more bullets into.  Quick?  You bet.  Not as fast as the Star, but not slow either.

Here's the kicker.  I slugged the barrel in my new gun and it miked .401".  The bullets as cast miked at .4015.  I'll let you know how they fly soon.  Raining at the ranch now.

Anyway, it's good to know that the formulation of PL-II works so well for pan lubing.  I just may not buy that die. . .

DD-DLoS

[Wills Point Pete]

 I'm glad that's working for you, Dick. I hope you don't mind that I'm still using a variation of your PL1, instead, though in my PRS bullets. It seems to do everything I need a bullet lube to do, the muzzle of my 24 inch tubed "92 clone is nice and wet, after sixty+ rounds there is not a hint of leading

I made a bunch of beeswax-olive oil lube that didn't stay in the lube grooves in pan lubing, no matter what, adding a bit of toilet bowl ring fixed that. Then when that was gone I moved to soy wax and (no salt) cheap shortening and toilet bowl ring for the cheap. I thank you for that idea.

[1860]

Have not been on in awhile so I'm a little late here..

If you can't get your favorite lube to stay in the grooves, pop the lube cake in the freezer for a little while.  You don't want to freeeze it solid, just get it good and cold.  Works like a charm with even the softest lubes..

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[August]

I finally got my 38-40 dies from Midway. 

Inquiring minds want to know....  Does this make you a defector to all things big and loobed?

[Dick Dastardly]

Not at all August.

I'm shooting the DD 38-40 190 grain RNFP Big Lube® bullets with that gun.  I have the molds listed on my web site.  The bullet is really a shrunk down PRS in .402 size.  They shoot great.

DD-DLoS