Made more Ben's Red yesterday.
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The Ben's Red lube that you see above has about the right consistency and " tackiness " to suit me.
Yesterday's lube came out real well in my opinion.
I bought 2 ea. square aluminum 9" x 9 " cake pans for the sum total of $1 each. ( I'm CHEAP )
I pour the molten lube into the pans, allow the lube to sit on the concrete floor in my basement overnight. On the following day, I take a sharp putty knife and cut the lube into strips. They are stored in a Tupperware Container with a tight fitting lid.
When I fill my two lube sizers, I melt and pour Ben's Red into the lube sizers. These strips are easy to melt quickly.
Here I have filled both of my lube=sizers without spilling a single drop of bullet lube :
Ben
Yesterday's lube came out real well in my opinion.
I bought 2 ea. square aluminum 9" x 9 " cake pans for the sum total of $1 each. ( I'm CHEAP )
I pour the molten lube into the pans, allow the lube to sit on the concrete floor in my basement overnight. On the following day, I take a sharp putty knife and cut the lube into strips. They are stored in a Tupperware Container with a tight fitting lid.
When I fill my two lube sizers, I melt and pour Ben's Red into the lube sizers. These strips are easy to melt quickly.
Here I have filled both of my lube=sizers without spilling a single drop of bullet lube :
Ben
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KHornet
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I use a tin can bent at the top to form a point and handle it with vice grips.
I don't spill any either. Have 5 lube sizers, but only have BR in 3 of them
at present until I run out of the LAR's 2500 in the other two. That 2500
works real well also, but is just a touch harder than BR.
Paul
I don't spill any either. Have 5 lube sizers, but only have BR in 3 of them
at present until I run out of the LAR's 2500 in the other two. That 2500
works real well also, but is just a touch harder than BR.
Paul
35 shooter
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Ben's Red has become like "money in the bank" to me . No such thing as having too much on hand at a time lol. Looks great Ben!
Kevin Stenberg
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I am just switching to BR from FWFL so my bullets are more of a tan at this point.
Str8shot426
Member
I am still using up my first batch I made over a year ago. It's all I use, haven't found a reason to change to anything else. Stuff works!
oscarflytyer
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Ben - that tupperware bowl looks like the perfect amount for a new friend offering you might meet somewhere close to home at your fav LGS! (hint hint! 
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KHornet
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Haven't made my 2nd batch of Ben's Red yet! However I just today made my 2nd
batch of BLL. Of course, I do a large percentage of my lubing on 22 cal bullets, and
9mm multi groove, so not a lot of BR required, and only BLL on the 9mms. It is
amazing how little of the Bll it takes to coat bullets. Had 2 1/2 of the little Lee alox
bottles, and tipped then into the top of the clear catsup bottle, and hit them with the
hair dryer. Not quite close to the good last drop as the saying went, but pretty durn close,
and I didn't get any on me. . It is easy to forget just how thick Alox is.
Paul
batch of BLL. Of course, I do a large percentage of my lubing on 22 cal bullets, and
9mm multi groove, so not a lot of BR required, and only BLL on the 9mms. It is
amazing how little of the Bll it takes to coat bullets. Had 2 1/2 of the little Lee alox
bottles, and tipped then into the top of the clear catsup bottle, and hit them with the
hair dryer. Not quite close to the good last drop as the saying went, but pretty durn close,
and I didn't get any on me. . It is easy to forget just how thick Alox is.
Paul