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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 175 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #15 - Dec 5^th, 2025 at 8:57pm	Print Post
	I have punches for many calibers and I’d be glad to extend the offer to all. Just tell me your caliber and I’ll see if I have it.


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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 175 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #16 - Dec 5^th, 2025 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	If this a repeat sorry. I have a number of punches. I’d be glad to extend my offer to all. Just send me your caliber and I’ll tell you if I have the punch.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12062 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #17 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 12:42am	Print Post
	Looks like all yer getting is a waxy build up. That's no good. Did you get it figured out?

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3965 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #18 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 8:55am	Print Post
	Babydriver wrote on Dec 5^th, 2025 at 8:51pm: This is my method a... put on a hot plate and just get it to barely melt. Take a pair of needle nose pliers, dip the bullet to cover the groves, place on paper towel. Many years ago I had wad punches of different diameters/calibers made. I take a piece of LDPE and punch a hole in it. ... ... I do similarly. 1qt sauce pan with lube on hot plate. Dip the bullet holding with hemostats. Place on sheet metal tray (immediately cools and sticks). Then I use Lee push through sizer (0.001 larger than bullet OD) to strip off excess lube. I like your idea of pushing through sheet of LPDE or similar.

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steveu Full Member Offline Posts: 107 Joined: Aug 21^st, 2023	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #19 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 10:24am	Print Post
	I use silicone baking pans. Once they are cooled at room temperature I place them on a piece of closed cell packing foam and push them down to break them loose, then just pull them out. Then I reload the block of lube with more bullets and place them in the oven at 170 until the lube is melted and start the process over again. Cheers, Steve


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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4186 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #20 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 11:15am	Print Post
	Never had a problem filling grooves using either a RCBS or Lyman lubersizer. Quicker and cleaner than pan lubing unless you wish to be a true historical shooter like westerner. Modern technology does have it's benefits.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17427 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #21 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 11:20am	Print Post
	A lubrisizer works great as long as you're just lubing and not sizing them down. I use mine all the time by making my own lube and pouring it into tubes. Then warm the tubes up so I can push the lube sticks out to fill my lubrisizer. Don't need the center hole as they easily push their own hole as you feed the sticks into the sizer.

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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #22 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 11:49am	Print Post
	Haven't figured it out yet, I should have time this weekend (finally started a new job this week after being laid off for 3 months). I think I'll make a punch to break them loose from the bottom to start and try the pushing both ways method. I'm using the pan lube for schutzen lube since my lubrisizer is loaded with spg for bpcr. I may try a lubrisizer eventually if I come across a deal on one. Today's project is driving to pick up the rifle that goes with these bullets!


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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2211 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #23 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 12:20pm	Print Post
	I gave up pan lubing long ago. I've often been told that heating lube is a bad idea, but I know that many folks melt their lube and it seems to work. I'd call my method “smear lubing.” I smear lube on my bullets and then push them through a breech-seater. It’s a bit slower than pan lubing, but I’ve had good results with it.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17427 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #24 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 2:00pm	Print Post
	Remember the old Ideal tools to apply lube, or remove excess lube? They looked like an empty case and were bored through to size. Just push one bullet after another to cut excess lube off. At the end push the last ones out with a dowel. I think they also served as wad cutters too? I have a few in my collection of antique loading tools and have used them both ways.

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Mal Full Member Offline Posts: 233 Location: Adelaide SOUTH AUSTRALIA Joined: Dec 5^th, 2012	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #25 - Dec 6^th, 2025 at 4:15pm	Print Post
	I find dip lubing works very well,I clean off the excess with a tool similar to a push seater, Cheers Mal in au. BTW happy holidays to all!!🍷


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12062 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #26 - Dec 7^th, 2025 at 8:47am	Print Post
	I pan lube and lubrisizer lube and sometimes I just smear lube on there with my fingers when I'm feeling historical. Pictured is a Bar gun bullet. Had no better way to apply bullet lube. That I could think of anyway.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3532 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #27 - Dec 7^th, 2025 at 11:08am	Print Post
	Smart choice Wes. Them bars are goin’ ta like than strawberry jam you used for lube.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12062 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #28 - Dec 7^th, 2025 at 11:21am	Print Post
	Fat Girl Lube. Match winning lube.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2211 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Pan lubing issues Reply #29 - Dec 7^th, 2025 at 11:43am	Print Post
	Joe, a point of order.....if you're gonna smear lube on your bullets that way, be sure to wipe all the lube off the base 'cause as Barry Darr told me "lube kills the powder."


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