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I have an old Lyman 311 mold that drops a round nose slug apx 110 grs. Although the mold is for 32 S&W looks like it would be ideal for the new to me M-1 Carbine. My question is the effect of the waxy bullet lube on the gas piston. Will the bullet lube build up and freeze the piston? I know there is only one way to find out for sure but was hoping somebody may have had some experience with it. If I can find the M-1 piston wrench I have buried in one of my junk boxes I'm going to give it as test run with a hundred or so cast slugs. If anybody has any experience with it, is there a preferred lube to use?? With the normally warm to hot temperatures here in Phoenix. I use a bullet lube (Jake's Red) that requires a temperature of apx 115 degrees to flow through my lube-sizer. Some castings such as the Lee 38 cal 148 double end wadcutter. I use the Lee roll-on goo and dust the slugs with Motor Mica or baby powder. About 25 or so years ago. I used to gather with several friends for weekend shoots. On one occasion somebody's M-1 Carbine's piston stuck. An Apache Indian that came along with his son had used the Carbine in combat in both Korea and Viet Nam prior to the M-16. He put an expended cartridge in the chamber, filled the barrel with water and using a cleaning rod with a patch. He gave the cleaning rod a good wack with a rock and the piston freed up. "That's how we did it in Korea, now put some oil on that piston". Best I recall the M-1 continued to function afterward.