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Guys, I made a terrible mistake, I got my recipe's mixed up. Here is the original Bob Bowers recipe that I used for years. The one I posted was another one Bob gave me that he was experimenting with.
Blue .451 Caliber Lube
Ingredients
9 Tablespoons Heavy Mineral Oil
5 Tablespoons Odorless Tasteless Caster Oil
6 Tablespoons Anhydrous Lanolin, slightly rounded
1 Tablespoon Carnuba Turtle Wax Car Wax Paste, Heaping
1 Tablespoon Ivory Soap, shaved
1.5 Tablespoons Paraffin Wax
1 lb White Beeswax
2 Teaspoons Blue Candle Wax Dye (From Michael’s)
Recipe
Place mineral oil, castor oil, paraffin wax, and anhydrous lanolin in a pot to heat. Once the anhydrous lanolin and paraffin wax has melted, bring the mix to medium heat until mix begins to smoke. Add the shaved Ivory soap. The soap will foam and not mix in well till the final step. Add beeswax and blue candle wax dye. Stir until wax has melted completely. Add heaping tablespoon of turtle wax. Stir until mix boils evenly and let boil until done, stirring occasionally. Bring heat to low and wait till all sediment stays on the bottom. Try to keep from having enough heat for mix to smoke. Pour while hot into a container or a 1.5 quart crock-pot in you are going to use the Crock Pot Lubing method. Continue pouring until you reach the sediment. Do not allow the sediment to enter the container.
Crock Pot Lubing
Heat mix in crock-pot on low heat until liquid. Take clear tubing with a 3/8" ID and cut about a 6" piece making sure the end is cut squarely across. Insert the nose of the bullet to be lubed into the tubing till you reach the first groove on the bullet. Dip the bullet into the lube, take out and hold in the air for a second or two. Wipe the excess off the bottom of the bullet on a towel and squeeze the bullet out onto a soft towel. Once you are done, start with the coolest bullets first. Run the bullet through your sizer die, and wipe off any extra lube. The only extra you normally get is a little extra on the nose. Let cool to room temperature overnight and you are ready to hunt!
Pan Lubing (Recommend)
I currently melt my lube in a Dutch oven (Pot within a Pot). Then place my bullets into a silicone bread pan and pour the melted led into the pan until all lands and groves are covered. I let the wax harden for about 1hr and then push the bullets out. If required, I then size them and wipe any excess lube off the nose.
Here's a YouTube video on Pan Lubing and a recipe this guy uses. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear ... tion=click.
Again, I found by letting the lube harden for about 45-60 minutes works best for me.
Blue .451 Caliber Lube
Ingredients
9 Tablespoons Heavy Mineral Oil
5 Tablespoons Odorless Tasteless Caster Oil
6 Tablespoons Anhydrous Lanolin, slightly rounded
1 Tablespoon Carnuba Turtle Wax Car Wax Paste, Heaping
1 Tablespoon Ivory Soap, shaved
1.5 Tablespoons Paraffin Wax
1 lb White Beeswax
2 Teaspoons Blue Candle Wax Dye (From Michael’s)
Recipe
Place mineral oil, castor oil, paraffin wax, and anhydrous lanolin in a pot to heat. Once the anhydrous lanolin and paraffin wax has melted, bring the mix to medium heat until mix begins to smoke. Add the shaved Ivory soap. The soap will foam and not mix in well till the final step. Add beeswax and blue candle wax dye. Stir until wax has melted completely. Add heaping tablespoon of turtle wax. Stir until mix boils evenly and let boil until done, stirring occasionally. Bring heat to low and wait till all sediment stays on the bottom. Try to keep from having enough heat for mix to smoke. Pour while hot into a container or a 1.5 quart crock-pot in you are going to use the Crock Pot Lubing method. Continue pouring until you reach the sediment. Do not allow the sediment to enter the container.
Crock Pot Lubing
Heat mix in crock-pot on low heat until liquid. Take clear tubing with a 3/8" ID and cut about a 6" piece making sure the end is cut squarely across. Insert the nose of the bullet to be lubed into the tubing till you reach the first groove on the bullet. Dip the bullet into the lube, take out and hold in the air for a second or two. Wipe the excess off the bottom of the bullet on a towel and squeeze the bullet out onto a soft towel. Once you are done, start with the coolest bullets first. Run the bullet through your sizer die, and wipe off any extra lube. The only extra you normally get is a little extra on the nose. Let cool to room temperature overnight and you are ready to hunt!
Pan Lubing (Recommend)
I currently melt my lube in a Dutch oven (Pot within a Pot). Then place my bullets into a silicone bread pan and pour the melted led into the pan until all lands and groves are covered. I let the wax harden for about 1hr and then push the bullets out. If required, I then size them and wipe any excess lube off the nose.
Here's a YouTube video on Pan Lubing and a recipe this guy uses. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear ... tion=click.
Again, I found by letting the lube harden for about 45-60 minutes works best for me.