Bullet lube

czhead · August 21, 2009, 08:41 PM

should I be putting lube on my 9mm and .357 bullets?

Crosshair · August 21, 2009, 08:42 PM

Did you cast them yourself or were they purchased?

All cast bullets need to be lubed in some way. Most commercial caster lube their bullets for you, it's the colored gunk the the grease grooves. Some ship them unlubed, but that is rare.

hornady · August 22, 2009, 07:03 AM

A little more information is needed..

czhead · August 22, 2009, 08:40 AM

they are Berry's Preferred Plated Pistol Bullets w/o grease groves.

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · August 22, 2009, 08:43 AM

plated bullet do not need to be lubed.

hornady · August 22, 2009, 09:31 AM

Berry plated bullets work well for plinking. Just remember. They are not jacketed bullets. And you need to keep the loads down. Also they are very soft. They don’t need much of a crimp. I have shot thousands of them. Good bullet for the price. As said no lube needed on plated or jacketed bullets.

Crosshair · August 22, 2009, 10:55 AM

You don't need to lube plated bullets.

August 21, 2009, 08:41 PM	#1
czhead Member Join Date: February 12, 2002 Location: Plano, Tx Posts: 29	Bullet lube should I be putting lube on my 9mm and .357 bullets?

August 21, 2009, 08:42 PM	#2
Crosshair Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 5,333	Did you cast them yourself or were they purchased? All cast bullets need to be lubed in some way. Most commercial caster lube their bullets for you, it's the colored gunk the the grease grooves. Some ship them unlubed, but that is rare. __________________ I don't carry a gun to go looking for trouble, I carry a gun in case trouble finds me.

August 22, 2009, 08:40 AM	#4
czhead Member Join Date: February 12, 2002 Location: Plano, Tx Posts: 29	bullet lube they are Berry's Preferred Plated Pistol Bullets w/o grease groves.

August 22, 2009, 08:43 AM	#5
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	plated bullet do not need to be lubed. __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

August 22, 2009, 10:55 AM	#7
Crosshair Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 5,333	You don't need to lube plated bullets. __________________ I don't carry a gun to go looking for trouble, I carry a gun in case trouble finds me.

August 22, 2009, 07:03 AM	#3
hornady Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2009 Location: SWPA Posts: 428	A little more information is needed..

August 22, 2009, 09:31 AM	#6
hornady Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2009 Location: SWPA Posts: 428	Berry plated bullets work well for plinking. Just remember. They are not jacketed bullets. And you need to keep the loads down. Also they are very soft. They don’t need much of a crimp. I have shot thousands of them. Good bullet for the price. As said no lube needed on plated or jacketed bullets.