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Reply #15 - Sep 13th, 2023 at 10:36pm
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Reply #16 - Sep 14th, 2023 at 8:38am
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Reply #17 - Sep 14th, 2023 at 9:22am
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I waited until the thread sort of ran its course to pipe up with a question in the same vein.

I have a couple bricks of the old Federal OM-1 Ultra Match on which the lube is dried and flaky. Not wishing to relegate this wonderful ammo to plinking/practice status I've been pondering ways for re-lubing it. I did try re-lubing a handful by wiping off old lube and dunking the bullets in a molten pan of JSL but no matter the technique I ended up with seriously heavy coatings. Shooting them was a fun mess and accuracy was sketchy. I'm now wondering if thinning a batch of JSL to a watery molten consistency for dipping purposes has merit, or if there's another lube or approach that would be more satisfactory. Any thoughts to prevent my re-inventing the wheel would be appreciated!
  
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Re: De-Lubing old bullets
Reply #18 - Sep 14th, 2023 at 10:38am
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A Smallbore shooting friend suggested spinning .22 LR between your thumb & forefinger. The warmth from your hand will warm & redistribute the lube.
  
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Re: De-Lubing old bullets
Reply #19 - Sep 15th, 2023 at 3:15pm
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Just a pan of boiling water works great
  
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