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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blitzfike" data-source="post: 2389206" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>The bug has bitten you... Welcome to the fraternity. I'm with swampratt, there are lots of different recipes for lube and most all of them work. I like the Johnsons paste wax by itself, and I have mixed moly powder with both it and alox for experimenting with pistol caliber carbine loads. I get some pretty impressive velocities out of a 40 carbine I have, using AA#7 and the moly coated bullets. The slower burning rate of the AA#7 really makes a difference, and the moly coating reduces the friction even more. I'm careful not to use the moly powder dry as it tends to attract moisture and cause rusty bores. There are folks who swear by moly and others who swear at it.. I know from my experiments that it does make a difference in the rifle rounds. Also, try dropping your bullets from the mold into a bucket of water. The wheel weight alloy will harden a lot faster with water quenching than waiting for a week or so. I have about thirty molds and when casting, normally do several hundred at a time. I have both the tumble lube molds and conventional molds with lube grooves. I also have a couple of lubrasizers and dies for most of the calibers I cast. For simplicity, the Lee bullet sizing dies are the best bang for the buck. Enjoy</p></blockquote><p></p>