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Probably not the best place to post this but what the heck.

So I have about 250 158gr .357 bullets than need lube before seating in my smokeless revolver. No plans to ever purchase hardcast lead bullets, one time use only,! I have a bunch of T17 I use for coating the barrels if my inlines. I just want to load these up, plank and be done with them.

Now it has bore butter in it, and is meant for use with substitute powders. It can be used to lube lead like Great Plains. Does anyone use it with smokeless, or tried it on hardcast SWC bullets?

It does seem to get very soft in the heat of your hands during application.

Thanks!

Update: Well I loaded up a few and it worked for lower end velocity.

If it's that soft, I'd worry about it contaminating the powder, possibly causing a squib and a stuck bullet. Fire 'em slow, and don't shoot again after one sounds "funny" until you check for an obstruction.

Long ago and far away, I was using a Lee Loader to reload some .44s. My little wife asked if she could help, so I showed her how to weigh the powder and dump it into the cases. Later when I was shooting them, I had one that just went "pop". Thumbed the hammer again, and almost let it go, then something made me stop. Pulled the cylinder, looked down the barrel, and there was the bullet, about half-way down. I still have that bullet, neatly engraved by the rifling with only the power of the primer. Thank you, Jesus! Coulda been really oogly.