Lubing bullets

[leadhoarder]

I plan on casting some bullets from a TC maxi bullet mold.

How do I go about adding lube to them?
If I buy some SPG do I dip them in molten lube or can I put the lube into the grooves using my hands? I have never used SPG so I am unfamiliar with it. I would think dipping them would not work well to fill the grooves unless I wait for it to harden using a pan lube technique.

I do have some lambs tallow and beeswax that I bought for making lube for use with revolvers but I have not played around with that yet either.

I assume that modern lubes like alox is a no go?

 

[James Beardsley]

Hope you get some responses. I'm in the same place.

 

[LST-1185]

I use a blackpowder lube I got from White Lube Lube heated till melted inside of steel pie pans. Place the maxi-balls upright in the pan using needle nose pliers and lube only the bottom grove. If I need to adjust the level of the hot lube I use a turkey baster to remove some. Let the lube and bullets cool to a solid than use a t/c speed loader (your choice of caliber) press down over the bullets to the bottom of the pan than pull to remove bullet from pan. Best regards.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

Just stuff the lube in the grooves with your fingers. I can lube enough bullets that way to shoot more than I want to shoot in a session at the range in just a few minutes. Unless you are a high volume target shooter, the time and energy to melt the lube, cut the bullets out & clean up everything is just not worth the effort. Just so happens, I lubed 20 Maxi-Balls today to shoot the next nice day we get in about 15 minutes using SPG lube. I quit making it more work than it needs to be a long time ago. Just sayin'.