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I kind of lied, at least for now.
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 17:40

Bowen and Seyfred didn’t want lube in the grooves as it got in the way of the flowing metal that displaced into the empty grooves. They also said it displaced forward, not rearward like one might think. It’s much like grooves machined into the solid copper projectiles. It has to have someplace to go, migrate.

Such an odd and curious shape projectile. Ended up very close to what they had sorted in 1880.

I also found the 241 gr. (Measured) semi-wadcutters in .45. The front portion is smaller than bore so it’s a place for that metal to migrate. I coated all of them (the lubed paradox slugs weighed 299 grs.). I thinned out the Alox about 50% with mineral spirits. It puts an almost .22 LR like coating on them. Dries fast too.
We’ll see if I’ve found some new tricks to apply to an old, very old idea. I’m still using the lubed under-wad.