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Old 07-03-2017, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickd View Post
You could also melt a candle in a double boiler and then dip the bullets in the molten wax. Then as it sets up wipe them down. The wax will wipe off leaving the lube groove filled with wax. I think this will work better than alox as it cures much quicker and is not sticky like alox. Alox lubed bullets tend to attract grit.
Problem is parrafin candle wax has very little lube proprties.
Cut your alox 50/50 with mineral spirits. Swirl & coat, they dry pretty much non sticky.
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