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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1808944" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>This is about the third thread (at least) talking about "bullet weld" and I can't recall that it has ever been conclusively pinned down why some people experience bullet weld and some do not. And it would be really nice to know how to absolutely avoid it.</p><p></p><p>One thread postulated that people that were cleaning brass via the wet method (and steel pins) and that was cleaning the cases 'too clean' (no carbon residue on the necks) which allowed the metal of the brass and the copper of the bullet to be in direct contact leading to a form of galvanic corrosion, causing the 'bullet weld' issue. But that was just a theory as far as I could tell.</p><p></p><p>Others say they lube the necks when seating bullets, hoping the 'lube' will prevent the bullet welding, but again, there is no proof that worked or didn't work. And do we go with dry lube (graphite) or a paste type lube...or does it even matter?</p><p></p><p>Does someone have a link to a URL where this bullet weld issue has been researched and a definitive cause and cure has been posted? I'd love to see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1808944, member: 9308"] This is about the third thread (at least) talking about "bullet weld" and I can't recall that it has ever been conclusively pinned down why some people experience bullet weld and some do not. And it would be really nice to know how to absolutely avoid it. One thread postulated that people that were cleaning brass via the wet method (and steel pins) and that was cleaning the cases 'too clean' (no carbon residue on the necks) which allowed the metal of the brass and the copper of the bullet to be in direct contact leading to a form of galvanic corrosion, causing the 'bullet weld' issue. But that was just a theory as far as I could tell. Others say they lube the necks when seating bullets, hoping the 'lube' will prevent the bullet welding, but again, there is no proof that worked or didn't work. And do we go with dry lube (graphite) or a paste type lube...or does it even matter? Does someone have a link to a URL where this bullet weld issue has been researched and a definitive cause and cure has been posted? I'd love to see it. [/QUOTE]
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