"ShootistX"Please ignore some of this idiotic poop.
The lubricant, whatever it may be, is gone from the projectile within about 4 inches from its muzzle exit.
Most of, if not all, the lubricant residue from the projectile is left in the barrel while the rest is stripped by the silencer and air stripper before that, on many guns.
As the pellet travels at 600 miles per hour.
Or more. Hard for me to believe that nobody thought of this.
This lubricant is shed, well before a 10 yard target.
It provides a more smooth transition from, projectile barrel time, to projectile flight time.
I'm probably the best shootist on this forum. On any given day.
Twice on Sundays.
Couple drops of FP10 in ur tin.
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make in part of your post. The only reason to lube pellets IS in the bore and of course makes no difference in flight.
Mostly I 'lube' with something to keep oxidation down because after washing with solvent to loosen swarf n lead dust, cleaned pellets can corrode real fast on the Texas Gulf Coast - a couple weeks even back in the tin. I found some coatings hurt accuracy so only use something tested to NOT hurt accuracy. I experimented BEFORE the Internet so did not have it to ask questions on. FYI- TOO slick is bad for accuracy interestingly enough after testing with teflon n low friction polymer coatings ! ? ! ?
Like I and others said, weighing your pellets makes more difference than any 'magic' lube.