Boolit Casters, what's your favorite lube?

[Hubcap]

For your 10's or rifle? What're your top velocities? Do you PC?

[The_Shadow]

Hubcap I have considered PC for my various cast bullets but just haven't gotten around to it, here's why...
I have the Star Sizer lubricator and bullets enter nose first as they are pushed through and lubed.
Now for the lube, I was using Rooster Labs Red Zambini till I ran out and they were no longer in business.
Now I am using the White Label Red Carnauba that they use for rifles to 2700 + fps.  I bought a good supply of the solid sticks for the Star sizer and it has worked quite well for everything so far...the 156 grain Devastator even at 1400 fps no leading so it is working well.

[The_Shadow]

Although these are just painted, I was playing around when Hornady failed to provide the 10mm Zombie Max for us.
The 125 grain 0.3565" I have pushed to 1750 fps using the White Label Lube Red Carnauba (painted and in painted) from the 9x25 Dillon.

[sqlbullet]

I do lots of powder coat these days.  Using traditional lube and gas checks I have gotten above 2000 fps in my M1 Garands.  I haven't chrono'd my 223 loads that are powder coat + gas check yet, but I would guess they over 2000 fps as well.

[Nannyhammer]

Another vote for Carnauba Red....I use it in 9MM, 10MM, 40, .357 Mag, 38 Sp and 44 Mag with excellent results.  Max velocities of 1350ish.

[FN in MT]

  Carnuba RED.....also use a lot of traditional ALOX from the same folks....I like the smoke and the ALOX smell...very traditional with Keith style slugs in a revolver.

[spencerhut]

Hi-Tek coat them. You'll never use traditional lube or powder coat again.

[Taterhead]

I powder coat mine. Tried Harbor Freight red. It works fine. Then I found a vendor on the castboolit forum that sells terrific PC. His handle is Smoke4320. Highly recommend it.

Here are a few examples. The blues (Lee, NOE L-R), black (LBT), and white aluminum (LBT) are 10mms.



Here are some 200 grainers cast from an Accurate mold. Colors are Smokes Signal Blue sprinkled with a touch of HF Red




I have Hi-Tek on hand and intend trying it soon. I suspect that Hi-Tex, even with multiple coats, will be more efficient for processing bullets in volume.

I've never lubed a bullet the traditional way, and can't think of a reason why I'd want to go that route. Sizing coated bullets is a breeze with a press-mounted push-through sizer. I like the sizing die from NOE with the interchangeable bushings. Lee bullet sizing dies work fine too, but it is crapshoot whether you'll get the diameter that you order. I've ordered 6-8 sizes of NOE bushings, and they've been 100% right on. The NOE concept is less expensive in the long run if you have multiple diameters to size AND they have many of the in-between sizes. The ONLY demerit with the NOE sizers is that it does not take advantage of all of the available leverage in the press since you can't go full stroke. My Ultramage doesn't seem bothered by it that fact, but it is noticable with the Rock Chucker.

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=104&osCsid=0d1bdevj2p96gpb431m8c8e6k3

[bigboredad]

When I lube I prefer back or carnauba red from white label but usually just use hi tel however I miss the smell of traditional lube but hate the gun clean up

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