I had about 250 155gr Hitek-coated lswc that were leading a bit at the muzzle of my 4" 40sw. So I decided to tumble lube them with Alox(Lee) as that would help me know if the coating wasn't doing it's job (and it wasn't, Hitek coating isn't the best lube). Anyways I decided to clean the alox off the loaded cartridges by tossing them in the vibratory tumbler using walnut shell. I thought it would clean the alox off the exposed bullet surface.
What a mess! I tumbled those cartridges for two hours and ended up with alox mixed with walnut shell. I had to clean each cartridge individually using a cloth rag that had a little gun oil on it.
Lesson learned - alox is sticky stuff.
What a mess! I tumbled those cartridges for two hours and ended up with alox mixed with walnut shell. I had to clean each cartridge individually using a cloth rag that had a little gun oil on it.
Lesson learned - alox is sticky stuff.