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General => Range reports => Topic started by: Glen72 on February 27 2013 09:03:29 PM MST

Title: Smoke at the range?
Post by: Glen72 on February 27 2013 09:03:29 PM MST
Was doing my thing punching holes in paper, the range officer stopped by my station and asked what I was shooting? I told him it's my 10 MM, why? Look at the smoke your filling the range with. Wow it looked like I was shooting black powder..
It's 7.4 grains of Power Pistol.
The guy next to me had a lazer, he was having all kind of fun with it..
Any one else felt they had a little to much smoke?
It was at the cop shop. 
Title: Re: Smoke at the range?
Post by: sqlbullet on February 28 2013 07:52:40 AM MST
Lead bullets lubed with Lee Liquid Alox are quite smokey.  Especially if the lube is heavy on the base.

Since I started working with Power Pistol all my shooting has been outside on days with a breeze, so I haven't noticed smoke as much.
Title: Re: Smoke at the range?
Post by: The_Shadow on February 28 2013 09:09:05 AM MST
He doesn't mention it, but usually the lube is what is what creates the smokey situation.  Different lubes may help if that is the case!  There is a guy down here that is selling some lube the are said to not smoke, I believe it is a polymer base mixed with acetone, tumble in a bucket, let dry, then repeat the second coat, then dried in an oven to finish.

I am not affiliated with them, they advertise & sponsor on another forum I am on.
Here is a video one of the users made...
http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?102590-Bullet-coating.-The-green-one.&highlight=Bayou+Bullet+lube (http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?102590-Bullet-coating.-The-green-one.&highlight=Bayou+Bullet+lube)
Home page for the product
http://www.bayoubullets.net/index.htm (http://www.bayoubullets.net/index.htm)
Title: Re: Smoke at the range?
Post by: Glen72 on February 28 2013 05:05:40 PM MST
You are correct! For the first time I was using lead. didn't 't even cross my mind that the lube on them would burn and smoke up the place..
Thanks