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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Sep 8^th, 2011 at 12:57pm	Print Post
	How important is it to clean all the lube off the bullet base prior to loading fixed ammo? Does it need to be absolutely clean of all lube (am using SPG) or just a decent wipe good enough. Is there a difference in the need for having a lube-free base between fixed ammo and breech seated? Will eventually migrate to breech loading with the 32/40, so might as well as about both. Thanks.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7659 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2011 at 1:37pm	Print Post
	If your going to shoot the fixed in a short time (within a few days) and it's not stored in a hot area (above 85 - 90 deg) it won't make a difference but, I wouldn't store lubed, fixed for any length of time because of the possibility of the lube migrating into the powder. I don't believe that lube will bother powder until it has a chance for the powder to absorb it. I shot BSed BP using lube as a wad to hold the powder in the case for years. So, BSed or short term fixed should be ok. Frank

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MikeT Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 295 Location: St. Cloud, MN Joined: Sep 7^th, 2005	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2011 at 10:00pm	Print Post
	SSShooter, If you have a wad under your bullet to protect the base, the wad could stick to the base if it is not cleaned of all lube. Keep on hav'n fun! MikeT


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3787 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #3 - Sep 9^th, 2011 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	I use a cardboard wad over the powder then a newsprint wad. After compression, I wipe the bullet base on newspaper and hand seat. I can usually find the newsprint wad close to the firing line. I have shot some very good 600 yard scores with this technique. Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12355 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #4 - Sep 10^th, 2011 at 1:51am	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Sep 9^th, 2011 at 8:34pm: I use a cardboard wad over the powder then a newsprint wad. After compression, I wipe the bullet base on newspaper and hand seat. I can usually find the newsprint wad close to the firing line. I have shot some very good 600 yard scores with this technique. Jack I'll second that, Jack. I've watched you shoot some of those targets. Joe.

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #5 - Sep 10^th, 2011 at 6:23am	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Sep 9^th, 2011 at 8:34pm: After compression,,,,,,,,, Jack Am using a 0.030" wad, and will be experimenting with a 0.060" wad, as well. Will also try the newspaper layer. However, am using the bullet to do the compressing of the powder and can hear it 'crunch' at the end of the seating process. Is there anything to be gained by compressing the powder as a separate step?

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32 ballard xl Full Member Offline Stand on your hind legs, and shoot like a man. Posts: 129 Location: Akwesasne, New York Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Lube Clean-up - Bullet Base Reply #6 - Sep 10^th, 2011 at 8:05am	Print Post
	Pretty easy to deform the bullet if you try to compress gunpowder with it. Harry Pope made a big deal about how any defacement of the base affected accuracy. I tap the side of the rim to settle the powder, and it seems to work ok.

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