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Oldman1950 Full Member Offline Posts: 238 Location: Virginia Joined: Feb 8^th, 2014	Lube: Pan or Pump? Feb 12^th, 2014 at 3:34pm	Print Post
	What are people using for lubing 32-40 tapered bullets? Please explain your choice and if using a pump where to get one. I have cast 10,000+ round balls and bullets in both nose and base pour molds. I have a lyman 450 lube/sizer and have also pan lubed many bullets. Thank You


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bwgdog Ex Member	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #1 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 5:28pm	Print Post
	Would also be interested in a pump for tapered bullets. Willis seems to be unavailable at the moment-any other options ? Thank You


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11473 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #2 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 6:12pm	Print Post
	I pan lube everything including stop ring bullets. Because it's easiest for me. I have a Pope lube pump and two RCBS bullet sizer/lubers. Seldom use them........messy. Joe.

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Jerry_H Ex Member	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #3 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 6:13pm	Print Post
	Pan lubing works well for me. Fast and easy. One size pan fits all my bullets. Jerry_H


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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1633 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #4 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 6:23pm	Print Post
	Hi, I pan lube my tapered and straight bullets. I use a silicone baking tray. Stand you bullets up as many as you could fit in the tray. Place the pan in the oven at 200 for a couple minutes to warm the bullets up. Melt your lube in a double boiler and pour the lube in the tray till its just over the top groove on your bullets. After the lube cools just push them out by hand. Others may do this differently. Bob

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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 797 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #5 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	I too pan lube for most of my single-shots..except the .22's. One problem I ran into when trying to lube the Ideal Kephart design 257285 was the wide and shallow lube grooves didn't want to stay filled with lube when pushed out of cake base first.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7278 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #6 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 2:33am	Print Post
	I too, only pan lube. For sharp pointed spitzers, even like pictured. I use a piece of leather that is about 1/8"+ thick to push them out. Frank

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2917 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #7 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 6:26am	Print Post
	Also use the Lyman 450 but am a recent "pan lube convert" for all bullets (all my rifles are single shot). Find it so much faster, easier and cleaner (no excess lube on the bullet nose, etc.) than the lubrisizer that it is one of those "why did it take me so long to do this" type of things. Picked up an electric fondue pot ($15) for the heat source and use an aluminum pot for the lube in a double-boiler configuration and can run as many as 100 bullets at a time at the work-bench.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2232 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #8 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 9:27am	Print Post
	Pan lube works just fine but a properly fitted die in a hand lube pump works very quickly and very neatly, especially for tapered bullets. Chuck


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #9 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 10:20am	Print Post
	Oldman, if you use a lube sizer with tapered bullets, all the GG's will not be properly lubed. Pan lube them


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Fritz Oldtimer Offline Posts: 516 Location: Texas Joined: Jun 27^th, 2008	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #10 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 11:26am	Print Post
	I pan lube all of mine and use heavy leather glove to punch out--saves your thumbs!


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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3878 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #11 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	A FEW of us use dip-lubing. I find it much less messy and more convenient than pan lubing. BUT what I do is to use a push through sizer after lubing to size and strip excess lube off. It also forces lube into every groove firmly. With my Saeco tapered .40 cal 300 gr size and end up with a non-tapered bullet (which is ok since I don't breech seat in .40 cal.) You might could try dipping and sizing with a large enough die that would leave a few thou of lube on the narrower part. Most folks pan or pump and that's ok too.

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2917 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #12 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 12:56pm	Print Post
	Cat_Whisperer wrote on Feb 13^th, 2014 at 12:38pm: A FEW of us use dip-lubing. Tell us about 'dip' lubing. How do you do it? Also, what push-thru die do you use? A couple more pic's would be great. Thanks.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3878 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #13 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 2:23pm	Print Post
	My setup. Note that the sauce pan has a 3/16" disk of aluminum under it to disperse the heat evenly. Kept at low heat.

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3878 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Lube: Pan or Pump? Reply #14 - Feb 13^th, 2014 at 2:24pm	Print Post
	Pick 'em up, dip and stick to a tray.

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