Reloading BP cartridges (help needed)

[villiers]

Now that I mainly shoot BP, reloading has to be perfected. I´ve got the powder sorted ( Swiss No. 2), got the brass and the correct mould (bullets with a hollow base).

There´s no filler, as I can´t even get the original charge into the case together with the bullet (otherwise it´s be too long and the trapdoor wouldn´t close).

There´s a cork disk over the powder that fits hermetically. I pour a mix of melted candle wax and coconut cooking fat onto a shallow plate and let it set hard in the freezer. The layer is about 1.5mm thick and can be stamped straight into the carttridge and pushed down with a second cork disk. This now looks tidy and works well.

The next step doesn´t, as I can´t get the bullet grooves greased sufficiently except by doing it by hand. A bullet sizer would likely grease the grooves but I don´t want to re-size the bullets that are cast according to the slugged barrel. I´ve tried seating the bullets in liquid grease but it doesn´t adhere to the grooves.

What´s the best way to grease the bullet grooves so that they stay filled? And what´s a good grease mix to use?

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