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March 29, 2014, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: March 12, 2012
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Lube >tumbled shelflife ?
After you tumble lube your bullets how long do you think the lube will stay good ? Also what tumble lube do you use ?
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March 29, 2014, 06:55 AM
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Join Date: September 24, 2012
Location: North Carolina
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The Alox lube should last indefinitely, I haven't experimented with any other kind.
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March 29, 2014, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: November 19, 2009
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I tumble lube with a combination of Alox and paste wax - not a problem as far as "shelf life".
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March 29, 2014, 04:34 PM
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Join Date: August 23, 2011
Location: Trinity, Texas
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After the round is finished, you can wipe the lube off the nose of the bullet. The lube you can see doesn't really do much anyway. Its the lube between the bullet and the casing that does the work. In other words the lube that's in the bullets grease rings or ridges is what counts.
As far as I know shelf life is virtually unlimited.
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