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#8304511
06/25/21 05:49 PM
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colt45-90
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Texas colt45
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Texas colt45
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I acquired some, they feel sticky, should I clean them?
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: colt45-90]
#8304626
06/25/21 07:41 PM
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kmon11
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Probably the lube used on them if they were pre lubed.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: colt45-90]
#8304978
06/26/21 02:53 AM
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wp75169
THF Celebrity
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Lube for sure. I have some sticky ones, I’ve never had an issue firing them. I believe the sticky ones I have diy and not store bought.
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: colt45-90]
#8305014
06/26/21 04:06 AM
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NRAman
Outdoorsman
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As others have stated, that's the lube. Don't clean them.
MikeA
NRA Life Member
University Of Dallas & TWU Dad
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: colt45-90]
#8305064
06/26/21 10:05 AM
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Joined: Dec 2013
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GasGuzzler
THF Trophy Hunter
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Bullet lube: The simplest style is tumble lube. Here is a tumble lube grooved .45 AUTO bullet I cast. It has a version of BLL on it that is kinda sticky. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/D9pLk7S/9-FFE5-D06-76-C3-4713-B935-2-D6516-E7028-B.jpg) Below are some .45's for Colt loads I pushed through a lube-sizer to fill the grooves and size the diameter. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/PwtGyQG/092-BF892-0-AE8-4-DB4-853-D-27325-E4-AADA0.jpg) If you want them to be pretty when done you can wipe the nose off with a rag and mineral spirits. The lube grooves are the most important. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/fMYSkrt/9-CC81462-C73-E-4062-BCBB-792-A93-F603-EA.jpg) And then there's powder coating...where I have gone for 95% of the bullets I cast. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/Q9xZw6r/891-D6-DAC-0-C29-4-E14-A4-E8-101-EFE8-F2-CFF.jpg)
Pass the gravy.
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: GasGuzzler]
#8306481
06/27/21 11:50 PM
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colt45-90
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Texas colt45
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Texas colt45
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Bullet lube: The simplest style is tumble lube. Here is a tumble lube grooved .45 AUTO bullet I cast. It has a version of BLL on it that is kinda sticky. Below are some .45's for Colt loads I pushed through a lube-sizer to fill the grooves and size the diameter. If you want them to be pretty when done you can wipe the nose off with a rag and mineral spirits. The lube grooves are the most important. And then there's powder coating...where I have gone for 95% of the bullets I cast. what is the powder coating for?found my answer
Last edited by colt45; 06/28/21 12:06 AM.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: GasGuzzler]
#8309300
06/30/21 11:02 PM
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okie44
Tracker
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Bullet lube: And then there's powder coating...where I have gone for 95% of the bullets I cast. Sure are purty! Ford Blue? 
�The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.�
Mark Twain
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Re: cast bullets
[Re: okie44]
#8309610
07/01/21 11:46 AM
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GasGuzzler
THF Trophy Hunter
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Sure are purty! Ford Blue? Sure, like a sweet two barrel 400M.
Pass the gravy.
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