Home Forums Reloading Bullet Casting Bullet lube question

No free time is a killer. But the inexpensive, mass produced variety of cast bullets generally suck compared to well done home cast bullets. They have hard lubes whose primary virtue is withstanding handling and commercial loading machines, not doing the best job as a bullet lube. They are often too hard for the mild to mid pressure loads a lot of handloaders want cast bullets for. They are often undersized for best results, and have bevel bases, and these things exacerbate leading when the too hard bullets don't obturate under the pressure of a mild load. The bullet designs are better for mass production than they are for in gun or on target performance.


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