Lee TL 356 95 RF bullet question.

[leadhead2]

Can this bullet be lubed with a RCBS lube sizer?
The grooves look a little shallow.
Thanks for any replies...

 

[Alk8944]

Any grooved bullet can be lubed with an RCBS or Lyman lubrisizer. If the grooves are less than .010" you just won;t get a lot of lube on the bullet. They are designed to tumble-lube, but that doesn't put a lot of lube on the bu;;et either!

 

[venomballistics]

Play with it a bit. if you don't like the results of the limited amount of lube .. consider a toaster oven and some hi tek coating or powder coating

 

[mtgianni]

Yes, Lee designed it for their Tumble Lube, but a good lube with run it with a lubesizer. I pc it and use it in a 380. It is accurate. I would not expect it to hold enough conventional lube to shoot in a 26"35 Whelen barrel but in a 3" 380 you should be OK.

 

[leadhead2]

Yes, Lee designed it for their Tumble Lube, but a good lube with run it with a lubesizer. I pc it and use it in a 380. It is accurate. I would not expect it to hold enough conventional lube to shoot in a 26"35 Whelen barrel but in a 3" 380 you should be OK.

OK, thanks for the info. I'm going to shoot it in my BG 2.0 and have 50 loaded up and am
waiting to hit the range in the next couple days. I'll be pushing them with 3.0 grs of 231
powder. I've read a lot of good reviews on this bullet. I hoope it works out.

 

[gwpercle]

If the lube/sizer doesn't leave enough lube in the grooves ...
a good bullet lube should work ... but if not ... roll or dip the lubed bullets in some Lee Liquid Alox ... or liquid lube of your choice ... the extra lube may save them ... My lube of choice, for use in a lube/sizer , is Lithium Beeswax ... AKA ... Lithi-Bee Lube ... it are a good lube !
Gary