Keep em coming Elvis, you’re doing the reloading community a real service thanks.

Thanks a lot,I started casting a month ago for airguns and your channel have been the school I was needing to give it a try, it has been effortless easy to do...about today vid that lube in sizing came very handy when shooting bullets out of airguns..👍👍

Very helpful love your channel thanks Elvis

I really appreciate all your information, I’m just getting into casting and have most of what I need, now I’m purging your videos to lessen my mistakes going forward. Thanks again for your instructional videos.🍻

Awesome tip! I have a bottle full of 45/45/10 lube left over from my pre powder coat days. I do the same thing. One small drop per 1000 bullets. Works great! Keep the videos coming brother! Good way to start the day.

Something I have done to all of my Lee sizing dies is removed the sharp angle / line in the die where the bullet first makes contact. I use a dremel with skinny fine sand paper cone, then go over it with polish and something softer to buff / polish it. I remove very little and just kind of round that initial sharp edge. The dies work much smoother and don't require any lube.

I never thought of doing this as well, I have been powder coating and sizing dry for years and really only had the smearing issue on the base with large 44mag projectiles so I will try some lube next time thanks

Gotta say I'm loving waking up to coffee and an Elvis video.

Elvis, the number one thing you put on the table, The base of the bullet is the most important part of the bullet, any flaws in its shape will affect the accuracy and overall performance. some people don't care and think that is a mild thing, My question is to them, Why do this at all then? what you demonstrated here is a way to uniform your bullet bases while sizing and there is a huge benefit to doing that. Your experience is showing because you have been doing this for years now. Great Video dude, keep up the good work. -Dave

Good one Elvis, I take a drop or two of some of the honey-like consistency case lube that I've had for years and mix it with denatured alcohol in a two ounce or so spritz bottle, just a spritz or two and swirl like you do. Really does help.

I used to size with a rcbs sizer and luber before I powder coated. Now I use lee sizers. And yes I use lee lube on the bullets. (I'm really glad I found your videos on powder coating). Thanks for the video.

Elivis - Buddy! Last night I sprinkled a little graphite on my powder coated bullets before running it through the sizer - it worked great. Thanks for the video...

I use a few squirts of Hornady One-Shot case lube. Doesnt take much and it wont contaminate the powder and also helps when seating the bullet. Probably helps aid with feeding/cycling a little bit too.

Elvis, you always got a trick up your sleeve. I had some fatty's and applied some lube to get em through. But I didn't think to do the whole batch. Brilliant!

Good stuff , as always .

Great video EA 👍👍👍...a little lube goes a long way to make sizing powder coated bullets easier... I just give them a small spritz of homemade lanolin lube and swirl them around...keep the videos coming my friend 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍

Elvis I loaded up 100 rounds with my 180 gr .40 cal pc bullets and lubed just before sizing with case lube like in your video. Went to the range fired all 100 and guess what not a trace of lead. I've been fighting this caliber for over a year now with very little luck. Only difference I can think of is it either prevents some kind of damage to the powder coat while sizing that I was unable to see or there is just enough lube on the bullet to help it out until there is a good gas seal from obturation. Thanks for your help.👍

That’s a great tip! My lee 6 cavity mold drops bullets big,I use one shot, makes sizing a breeze!

Great video helpful information thank you

Before sizing, I have sprayed powder coated bullets with one shot hornady case lube in the past, figured it was good enough for cases so thought it was ok for the bullets. Seemed to work pretty good

I use the Lee case lube too or hornady one shot, man that elvis can shake! Lol great video brother!

Thanks for another great video. nice to see earrl back in action. I miss the lab coat. Thanks again.

I bought a .312 150 gr mold from Lee and two sizers ,one for .311 and one for .309 so one mold for 7.62x39 and .30-'06. Going to PC and now I will be using lube ,good thing I watched this before I started sizing.

I use the same process as I do with brass. Quick spray of Hornady Unique case lube/alcohol mix in a plastic bag, shake, dry and size. Never had a problem even sizing down .362 to .358. Definitely tell when you get an oversized one, but not much more pressure needed. No P/C stripping off.

Wd-40 & same method!!! Wipes off easy works great!

I use Johnson's Floor Wax. Temperature of your body temperature melts it , it smears well and when sat aside it dries in a frosty covering immediately. No big mess. Have use Johnson's for cases and bullets for many years. A yellow can will last 5+ years.

Thanks Elvis - I lube the same way but use Hornady One Shot Case Lube Aerosol, just a tiny amount works good in a wide mouth mayo jar, then give it an Elvis shake. 😁😁😁 Makes sizing smooth & very easy. Love your videos!!! 🍺🥨🍺 Have a MAGA Day everyone!

Makes sense to me!

I've been using RCBS Case Lube-2 when sizing PC bullets. I never thought to use the swirl method though. It's water soluble, so it shouldn't cause issues, and the bullets can be rinsed in warm water to remove it.

Nice I was wondering how not to damage the pc when sizing... the more you know! Thanks

I heard plated you load the same as lead but I might be wrong. Love your 223 recipe with lead. Love to see some other ones for other calibers you've done as well..

Try Hornady One Shot on the bullets in a plastic bag. Just takes a little squirt and some shaking around. Works great!

I use the same method with the same lube. I used a plastic bag to apply it. I like your way better with the bowl. After, I dry tumble them for about 15 minutes to get the lube off like I do with rifle brass.

Think you had better check your spud plate looking at the cavities in the bottom of your bullets! Thanks for a very good tip ! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💪🥸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Love the intro EA!

size before powder coating to smooth out the edges, powder coat, pan lube, and resize. simple

Elvis, I have a question and cant find answers anywhere. You are the one person I know who might be able to answer this 👇 Can I make cuts on the outside of my copper jackets to get them to expand better? Like to get the jacket to peel off faster and expose the lead core. Or is this a bad Idea. Old western movies used to do it so IDK

Elvis you should try pledge furniture spray. Works great & it's cheap

Dang never thought of lubing been sizing pc bullets for years dry.

Some bullets get more lube than others but what doesn't stay with the bullet is deposited in the sizing die, so it evens out. I always give mine a spritz of my diy one shot then shake and dump them and let the alcohol evaporate and they are ready to size

I think you get a kick out of shaking things in plastic containers! This morning, I put Froot Loops and milk in a cottage cheese container - when I shook it, it made delicious flavored milk! 🤪

I think it was Gunblue that turned me on to Lee lube. Little dab in a gallon Ziploc bag and a hundred cases for example, roll'em around for a bit, and viola. Fast and easy, especially to ease the strain on carbide dies for pistol.

I pour some bullets into a box and spray them with Hornady aerosol case lube. Doesn't take much, and just hitting one side of the bullet is enough to keep the die lubed. I have a tube of the Lee lube, I might try that some day.

I’m a little curious. If you size a powder coated bullet doesn’t something have to extrude to get to final size? Admittedly lube will help reduce the force involved in sizing but if the final powder coated diameter is greater than the sizing die doesn’t something have to give? If it does then where does it go? It makes sense that a ring of powder coat or lead could result depending on the diameter of the cast bullet. What’s hard to see is how you could prevent that with lube. But I may be wrong and I’m sure glare to see Elvis back to provide us with such food for thought. It’s been a long time and I for one am enjoying the experience.

Powder coating will add 6 to 8 thousands of a inch diameter to your projectile obviously they must be resized. I use Hornady one Shot Lube. Just spray and size. If you want to iron out the bullet and take off any "rim" reverse the bullet through the die. Two passes. For target grade accuracy I always do two passes through the sizer. Up one way then reverse. Try it and you will see a increase in accuracy.

Just a little DCL or home lube works wonders. I have been doing this for year. Tens of thousands done with dcl . Just a reminder don't use harbor freight black it will destroy your sizer its abrasive powder coating.

When you put the bullets in the oven have you ever used a silicon tray to prevent the coat getting bald spots?

Good job and lubing the bullets the sizing die will last longer too.

hey Elvis! how about a video on how you clean led out of a barrel or cylinder, if any letting happens to occur. Thanks for the video, use the man!

Your the best, I want to deer hunt and hog with my ar15 in 350 ledgend no ammo to be had any suggestions may be a video on swaying .357 down to .355 I’ve heard people are doing this with 357 mag bullets..help

I use the lanolin isopropyl lube a couple spritz's per hundred bullets. I don't like lee or rcbs case lube as it's water based if I'm not mistaken. IDK if that would ton my gunpowder over time on loaded rounds 🤷‍♂️

I use a little spritz of my lanolin case lube in a lidded container, add the bullets........and we swirl!!!

Hey there Elvis, I appreciate all the videos you have put out as it has been a great help in my attempt start casting bullets. I have used the Lee Lube Sizer for my 38/357 bullets which so far has been working well. I am now looking at casting .308 WIN bullets but not sure which of the Lee Lube sizer kits to get. There is the.308 and the .309 version that other casters seem to comment about . I'm hoping you can give me a better idea on which one to use for the .308 WIN. Thanks

Simple things people assume everybody knows is not always the case. Thanks

Only reason I don't lube when resizing is because I use an auto bullet dropper and don't want to gunk it up with lube. You would think the powder coating would be lube enough

I kind of like running my bullets through the lee sizer upside down.. It's a little slower but makes a better looking bullet.

Hi Elvis. I lube my bullets to, but have you ever taken a long term test to se how the powderpaint holds up ? I havent done this my self, but i think some petrolbased lubes may desolve the paint on the long run. You don`t have some bullets that you casted and paintet 2-3 years ago to compare the ones you made now ?

When I'm sizing brass in a carbide size I spray a little wd40 in my hands And run my hands around in the bucket of brass. This tiny amount of lubes on the cases makes sizing the brass easier. I am wondering, since PC bullets are kind of slick already if the wd40 trick might help in sizing them too?

Elvis, I know you have cast zinc bullets before, but have you tried mixing zinc with lead to get a heaver bullet? Maybe 50/50 or 25/75? I know the two metals will mix, You might want to give it a try.

I lube with liquid Alox, but I cast from old metal wheelweights

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We miss you Elvis.😢

My Buddy Larry told me about you. Just hit the Subscribe button. Thanks for what you do.

What about " sizing? Lube? Or even powder coat " 12 ga slug casting.... getting ready to just start casting due to ammo shotages.

I have heard that the plastic in the powder coat will eventually interact with the nitroglycerin in the powder. What is the max time of loaded cartridge to shooting do you recommend?

Hi Elvis subscriber from Australia do you have to wipe the lube off before shooting?

From where and from who do you purchase these blue coated bullets? Looks like they should reduce copper fouling.

I was under the impression that we should size before we powder coat? My Lee mold casts 357 bullets about .002 - .005 over. So if I powder coat first it's gonna take most of the paint off after sizing

Do you ever size a 0.358 down to 0.356 for 9mm? I've got 3 0.358 molds, but not 38spl/357 guns. Got the molds as a package deal. Ive tried sizing them down, but i get that skirt you showed.

I wonder if this could be the cause of the light leading I've been getting in some of my auto calibers. I'm going to give it a try. I've been baffled for a few years now because I only have trouble with the 9s and 40s.

carwax shampoo with powder coat sizing wil work .too you van rinse it of en let the bullets dry

When your sizing your bullets can you make a 9 mm a 45acp ? 🤔 😂 I had to ask

water based lube like KY or Astroglide would work because it washes off. Just like RCBS case lube.

Hey, Elvis....problem: tried my first 2 batches of powder coating slugs. Nothing stuck to my castings! I pre-heated 10 min @ 140, tumbled for 20 min, cooked 20 min @400. I thought I might have handled the slugs too much, leaving oils, so I bathed the second batch in acetone....no help. I am using HF flat black powder, since it was the ONLY thing available. I had heard to avoid it, but that was due to abrasives. HELP! Do I need to add some solvent to the powder?? I have other powders on order, but this looks to be a dry hole...keep drilling down, or go back to lubed bullets?

Goodmorning elvis. What number on your scale of good powders and bad powders would you give harbor freight red?

Elvis do you ever sell any of your Bullets that you powder coat, I have a 357 magnum with a 6” barrel , thanks.

Great video!! You’ve just saved me a messy job. I’ve been using transmission fluid for years to size. I use Hi-Tech coating as the Chemist that developed it just lives in the next state NSW, and I buy the product directly from him. Thanks for the great reloading videos

is powdering lube?

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Can you use a little bit of engine oil for lube

Well that's a new concept for me. I think I can recall getting that rim on the base of some bullets. May give this a go next time around.

Where was that video when I ripped my press off the table?😁 I do the same thing even when I GC my bullets. I haven't seen a difference in performance or leading the barrels. Im just trying to use them up so that's a few less boxes in the room. It's starting to get cramped in there. Now I'm looking for a steel cabinet to put my stuff on so it's more organized. My stupid landlord wants to have the fire Marshall come in and make sure I'm safe with my powder storage and primers storage and loaded ammunition. In Illinois I'm only allowed to have so many rounds at one time. Another reason to GTFO.

I've just been raw doggin mine lol

Come back Elvis. Help us feel better about the threat to our 2nd amendment rights.

bacon grease, bro. everything is better with bacon.