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steve b.
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I saw a comment about the lube Eley uses, and if it is the same thoughout the entire line of ammunition. I didn't think it was, but I double checked with Bart over at Zanders. Here is his response:

"On Tenex based cartridges, the lube is beeswax and applied AFTER the cartridge is loaded; hence the
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Interesting, thanks.
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Steve,

The appearence of the lube on the match eps is light in color and the bullet looks light in color. Is this the same lube as the tenex? I think by the description it is.
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Match EPS is Tenex Ultimate EPS that failed to meet spec, so, yeah.
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