LBT HIGH PERFORMANCE BULLET LUBRICANTS See the page, "Information on sizing and lubing", for more info about selecting the proper lube. All three hardness’s have the same performance characteristics, which are unequaled by any other lubricant. Due to superior control of friction, which is the cause of leading, LBT lubricants produce less pressure than any other cast bullet lubricant, accompanied by higher velocity. Rifles can be loaded to 3,000 fps without bore leading. Magnum handguns absolutely will not lead with gas checked bullets, and fdPB can be loaded to 1800 fps without leading in cool weather. At high atmospheric temperatures, which are the worst conditions for shooting lead, 1400 fps. Typically, handguns will produce 300 fps more speed than with jacketed of equal weight, if one of our LBT bullet designs is used. This in handguns only. Rifles tend to give very close to jacketed speeds with equal bullet weights and powder charges. – One of the most attractive properties of LBT lubricants which no other can offer is: If you lead your bore from a crazy load or getting the gun too hot, etc. Let it cool down or go back to a load that doesn’t lead and shoot 2 or 3 if gas checked, 5 or so if plain base, and the lead is gone. If you’re leaded up from some other lubricant, LBT with gas checked bullets will clean it out far quicker than shooting jacketed, but not with plainbase. Lead actually solders to the bore with other lubes. With LBT lubes, IF you can make it lead, it’s so loose that lead will wipe it clean!. We recommend never cleaning the bore when LBT lubes are used. Look down the bore and if there is lead, shoot it out, if not, DON’T CLEAN IT! Very few people who have tried our lubricants will use anything else. LBT BLUE Our most popular lube. Flows thru most lubers at room temp without heat if the lube grooves are large. Needs some heat if grooves are small or at lower temps, especially with Lyman sizers. LBT BLUE SOFT We believe this would be our most popular lube if all our customers were to try it, mainly because it flows in almost any temperature and yet is less effected by real high heat than any of the three. Like when ammo is left on the PU dash in the blazing sun, this lube won’t migrate into the powder and kill it as most competitive lubes do. Our other two are real good compared to competitive lubes, but soft is our best, staying where it belongs when heated day after day at up to 200 deg! (Remember though, for Star sizers it’s a bit too soft.) LBT COMMERCIAL This is our hardest, and will require heat for application, or 100 deg F ambient temperatures. It runs nicely thru most lubers with heaters running at around 100 to 120 deg F. Commercial casters prefer it because it stays on boxed bullets best during shipping.