Need Advice on Bullet Lube For .308 Win. Loads

riverwalker76 · July 23, 2010, 10:35 PM

I'm looking to make a good lube for my .308 cast bullets. What are the requirements?

salvadore · July 23, 2010, 10:46 PM

I've been using dar lube 1lb parafin, 1lb vaseline with 1tbs stp. I don't worry about the stp. I use it in all my cast pistol bullets and in a 32/20 rifle @ 1700/1900fps. Works for me.

riverwalker76 · July 24, 2010, 01:24 AM

Thanks for the advice.

I was wondering if the lube needs to be high temp.... meant for high speed ... etc ...

What requirements does the lube have to have? Does it need to be able to keep it's form at high speeds and temps?

Scorch · July 24, 2010, 03:17 AM

I always used Lyman Orange Magic, a friend of mine always used Rooster Red. You can blend your own, but cleaning lead out of a rifle barrrel is a pain. Use gas checked bullets, at the very least.

dahermit · July 24, 2010, 08:59 AM

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I was wondering if the lube needs to be high temp.... meant for high speed ... etc ...

No, the hard lubes that require a heater were invented to avoid stickiness; had nothing to do with rifle bullet lube requirements. The old NRA Alox formula lube works well, and does not present another variable into the process of finding an accurate cast bullet rifle load. However, if you want to make your own, there are several tested formulas that have worked well for casters; As mentioned, the Darr formula for instance.

riverwalker76 · July 24, 2010, 12:29 PM

So ... as a rule of thumb should I stay away from really oily lube mixes?

I'm wanting to come up with a lube that isn't temperature sensitive. I want it to work good in 10 degree weather, and the same in 100 degree weather. I want to be able to use it in my Fall hunting loads, as well as, in my Summer long distance target loads.

Is there anything I should avoid .... other than Paraffin?

Edward429451 · July 24, 2010, 01:13 PM

You know that cheese in the supermarket that is covered in that red wax?
It's good stuff. Eat the cheese and melt that red wax into the lube. I forget the name of it. Carnuba? Something like that.

riverwalker76 · July 24, 2010, 01:31 PM

I have some carnauba wax. I have several pounds each of Carnauba wax, microcrysalline wax, and beeswax.

July 23, 2010, 10:35 PM	#1
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	Need Advice on Bullet Lube For .308 Win. Loads I'm looking to make a good lube for my .308 cast bullets. What are the requirements? __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

July 24, 2010, 01:24 AM	#3
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	Thanks for the advice. I was wondering if the lube needs to be high temp.... meant for high speed ... etc ... What requirements does the lube have to have? Does it need to be able to keep it's form at high speeds and temps? __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

July 24, 2010, 03:17 AM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 11,029	I always used Lyman Orange Magic, a friend of mine always used Rooster Red. You can blend your own, but cleaning lead out of a rifle barrrel is a pain. Use gas checked bullets, at the very least. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Taylor Machine

July 24, 2010, 12:29 PM	#6
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	So ... as a rule of thumb should I stay away from really oily lube mixes? I'm wanting to come up with a lube that isn't temperature sensitive. I want it to work good in 10 degree weather, and the same in 100 degree weather. I want to be able to use it in my Fall hunting loads, as well as, in my Summer long distance target loads. Is there anything I should avoid .... other than Paraffin? __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

July 24, 2010, 01:13 PM	#7
Edward429451 Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,457	You know that cheese in the supermarket that is covered in that red wax? It's good stuff. Eat the cheese and melt that red wax into the lube. I forget the name of it. Carnuba? Something like that. __________________ "Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark" Lazarus Long "Understand that the enemy is not the enemy in his own eyes ;this may offer you an opportunity to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate, and quickly." Lazarus Long

July 23, 2010, 10:46 PM	#2
salvadore Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Posts: 1,362	I've been using dar lube 1lb parafin, 1lb vaseline with 1tbs stp. I don't worry about the stp. I use it in all my cast pistol bullets and in a 32/20 rifle @ 1700/1900fps. Works for me.

July 24, 2010, 01:31 PM	#8
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	I have some carnauba wax. I have several pounds each of Carnauba wax, microcrysalline wax, and beeswax. __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”