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Sooner or later, every bullet caster needs to decide how they plan to lubricate their bullets before loading.  Lubrisizing with a high-end unit from Star, RCBS or Lyman is fast, but expensive.  Powder coating works well, but takes a lot of time and energy.  Tumble-lubing with a product like Lee's Liquid Alox is simple, but makes a big mess.  Sometimes the old ways still have a place in the modern caster's arsenal, and for many of us, that makes pan-lubing a great option.

I wanted to lube some cast bullets with traditional wax-based lube for a comparison of lubrication methods, but I didn't have a lubrisizer so I resorted to making my own. After building it, I realized there was a much simpler way to achieve the same result. This video discusses both my homemade lubrisizer and the other method that I discovered after building it.

Lubrisizing Cast Bullets with a Lyman 4500 Lube Sizer If you’re a bullet-caster, chances are you’re already well-acquainted with the process of lubing and sizing your bullets.  While most folks start off pan-lubing their bullets and then sizing them with Lee Precision’s economical lube and size kit, it can get pretty tedious if you’re working […]

Bastichforhire would like to know if our homemade bullet lube made from Home Depot toilet seal wax rings can be used for pan lubing…Now, I hate pan lubing because of the mess, but let’s go ahead and delve into my memory banks to see if we can pan lube successfully with minimal mess…. FortuneCookie45LCFortuneCookie45LC started […]

In my last article, I wrote about the age-old process of pan-lubing cast bullets to improve accuracy, and reduce barrel leading.  Many folks who pan-lube opt to purchase their lubricants– and there’s nothing wrong with that.  Many companies like Lyman, RCBS, White Label and Dragon Lubes produce excellent quality products that do a fantastic job; […]

Resizing Bullets with Lee Precision’s Lube & Size Kit In several previous articles, I detailed the process used to formulate your own home-made bullet lubricant, and apply it to bullets cast from wheel-weight alloy.  In this article we’ll build on those achievements by moving to the last step in preparing cast lead bullets; sizing. Although […]

With all the talk about powder coating and tumble lubing, what is the current state of traditional sizing and lubing with machines such as the RCBS LubeAMatic 2 or the good old Star? Turns out that there are enough rifle and gas check applications to assure that traditional cast bullet lubing is alive and well…Here’s […]

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