It is almost like a presidential candidate running for office and thinking that EVERYONE loves him and he will get 100% of the vote. It won't happen.
I tried to tell everyone several years ago that BLL wouldn't be the DO ALL - BE ALL - FIX ALL bullet lube that would totally replace all other bullet lubes. Seems my prophecy was right. Shooters began using it on 454 Casull cast bullets with full power loads. I thought that was stretching the parameters of what I'd envisioned BLL to be about. A lot of shooters did things with the lube that it was never intended to do. Then when bad results occurred, the lube was criticized. ( Made me wonder if it was the lube or the people behind the lube that needed the criticism )
I probably use it ( personally ) as a " over-coat " lube for my nose rider rifle bullets as much or more so than I do as a stand alone bullet lube.
A lot of people use it as a stand alone lube for standard fact. dup loads in the 38 Spec. , etc......for that it seems to work real well. In magnum loads, they may get some minor leading at magnum pressures and velocities. If they do, they use a bristle brush to clean their revolver and they seem to be happy. A lot of people starting out don't have a lube sizer or the financial means to acquire one. Being able to mix a bottle of BLL and still be able to cast and shoot with acceptable results is appealing to them. I hope that young novice shooters will consider buying them a mould , sizer die, and make some BLL and start " rolling their own. " We need more young shooters in this sport.
Oh well, I guess all of us have different standards as to what will make us happy and what will not when it comes to the selection and use of a bullet lube for our cast bullets.
I think BLL has applications in which the lube really shines, it is up to each individual caster / shooter to experiment with bullet diameters, bullet styles, velocities, etc. to find a suitable application for BLL for their own individual needs. I can speak with authenticity that when you do discover that, you'll be happy with its performance.
Will it work in ALL situations , probably not.
Good shooting to all of you,
Ben