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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 789 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Spray lube for RF bullets? Sep 22^nd, 2025 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	I have quite a lot of .22 RF where the lube is either dried or evaporated and the lead is a bit corroded. I've been dipping them into melted Darr lube, wiping off the excess, and running them up into a Neal Waltz bump-up die. Removing the excess is getting to be more work than saving old ammo is worth so I'm wondering if there is anything I can buy that I can spray on or dip the bullets into, something that goes on thin, will dry and not gum up the die. I tried the Lee liquid die but it really jams up the die quickly. Thanks

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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 129 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #1 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 12:37am	Print Post
	I just played around with this this weekend. I had a bottle of rooster jacket from buffalo arms that was sent by mistake. I dipped some super X our of the 70's and got slightly better results than the straight ammo. I'll still experiment to see if it was a fluke or not. I was reading a thread on here this morning about someone breech seating 22 and he was wiping the ammo with his fingers and Javelina, just enough to coat the bullet, not to fill the grooves. I may try that out too


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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 789 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #2 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 2:15am	Print Post
	The problem I have with cast bullet lubes like Lee and the wax based stuff is that the coating on the bullet winds up really thick. How thin is the Rooster Jacket stuff? if I dip bullets in it and set them nose down to drain, how thick does the remaining coating on the bullet turn out? Thanks

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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1192 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #3 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 9:01am	Print Post
	Any of the spray or roll on case lubes would probably work for the bump up. Not sure about as a bullet lube for shooting.


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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 129 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #4 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 9:28am	Print Post
	Smoke wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 2:15am: The problem I have with cast bullet lubes like Lee and the wax based stuff is that the coating on the bullet winds up really thick. How thin is the Rooster Jacket stuff? if I dip bullets in it and set them nose down to drain, how thick does the remaining coating on the bullet turn out? Thanks I don't have the Lee stuff to compare it to, but it wasn't noticable on the bullet. It is also meant for paper patch lube, so it's not too thick. I'll lube a couple today and take before and after measurements and let you know


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17249 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #5 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 4:44pm	Print Post
	I've used Lee liquid alox and thin it down to make it work better. Just cut down a paper cup and pour the Lee alox in, then some mineral spirits to make it watery. A folded paper towel beside to touch the tip of the bullets and that removes any excess.

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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 129 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #6 - Sep 23^rd, 2025 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	I just measured the bullets I lubed this morning, they are between .222 & .223


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AJ Full Member Offline Posts: 192 Joined: Aug 25^th, 2011	Re: Spray lube for RF bullets? Reply #7 - Sep 24^th, 2025 at 1:05am	Print Post
	I don’t know if it is still available, but Thompson Center Bore Butter worked better than that 8 or 10 lubes that I experimented with a few years back.


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