Originally Posted by
Johnmorris
I use a felt wad and use liquid allox that dries hard and stays on the whole bullet. Lee Precision makes Liquid allox for cast bullet shooters. I use it also for that purpose.
I use the same product. Sometimes straight and sometimes cut with Lyman Super Moly.
Coat the bullets (its very thin) and let them set over night or until they are dry. Add a felt wonder wad or make your own. My favorite felt wad is a plain felt wool wad treated with a blend of Liquid Alox and Super moly. Soak the felt wads with just enough to coat them and set bullets and wads on wax paper to dry.
Sometimes i just place the bullets on the wads and put a few drops of the Liquid Alox on the bullets. It runs down the bullet onto the wad and wax paper. Allow to dry as needed. It drys into a fairly hard coating and does not melt as easy in warmer temps.
Cheap vegetable fiber wads also work just fine and are VERY cheap at $17 per 1000 at Cabelas. They create a pretty good seal and keep the powder from contacting the lube.
Ive never had great luck with Bore Butter other than keeping fouling softer. IMO its too thin and melts far too easy. I also start at 80gr of powder and work up.
This combo works great with a Maxi type conical in my LK93 54cal but it does have a much faster twist.
Scott