went to range yesterday and "bore butter" was so old it squirted out the back end of the tube. a mess. can someone give me some preferred brands of chamber sealant? know there's hundreds out there.
thanks
lp
thanks
lp
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I just buy beeswax and melt it and mix in some olive oil. Adjust to consistency you like. Others use lambs tallow instead of olive oil. Others have different formulas using beeswax as a base.
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What about the idea that the lube in front softens the BP fouling making the revolver able to shoot longer before needing cleaning? Saturday, I shot 7 cylinders out of my Goonerized 1849 pocket and i swear you could not tell from the outside that it had been shot at all. I lubed with Bore butter.
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I wouldn’t worry about because it just makes a god awful mess and is not needed,
Ditto. Chambers don't need to be sealed with lube on top if you get a nice ring of shaved lead. That's what seals the chamber. The lube is optional, and helps to reduce black powder residue fouling. But it's messy and a PIA to use.
think I'm going without sealant next time. but I have had one chain fire many years ago. left a lead streak down the side. but we were in the boonies and no one got hurt.
thx for replies
lp
thx for replies
lp
I go with a lead seal. If you want to put a treated wad behind the bullet and that will help with the fouling issue. I clean with hot water when I get home (front of the 47 walker, Cylinders all go in, I use a brass brsuh up the ROA bore to clean out, ie I don't soak the operating mechanism at all. Any dish soap will clean as a whistle.
That said, a caveat on Lead Ring. Some have tapered chambers. No lead ring with .454 but it does seal. You want to check that closely before you trust it.
ROA says .457 but it seals fine with a .454. .451 and below is iffy area and at least a lubed wad.
think I'm sticking with .457 next time. no sealant.
nice, neat ring of lead after seating.
thx
lp
nice, neat ring of lead after seating.
thx
lp
think I'm sticking with .457 next time. no sealant.
nice, neat ring of lead after seating.
thx
lp
nice, neat ring of lead after seating.
thx
lp
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I used Criso for years with complete satisfaction but got tired of wiping off my shooting glasses and spotting scope lens when shooting up wind. It's cheap, plentiful and works fine !
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Yah know I have never tried shooting percussion without lube over or under the ball and will have to investigate this method ! Love to hear different ways to skin the same cat. I'll let yah know what I find out of the no lube method.
I load 17 grains of Swiss 3f, a small scoop of grits, an over powder card over the grits made out of milk carton, a small dollop of tallow from Kodiak mountain goat, and a .457 ball atop of all that. I shoot 30 shots for score at our monthly club shoots and don’t have any accuracy issues caused by fouling. Read about a gentleman that shot and managed his loading in this way for NSSA competition and it seemed to work well for me as well. I’ll try to pass the link on if I’m smart enough to make it work.
Just use a tight fitting ball, been shooting these things for years and with the right projectile havent had a double yet
I use a 50/50 mix of beezwax and Lambs Tallow ( you could substitue beef tallow, lard, crisco, etc) This makes for a stiff lube that I use over the ball. Most of it gets blown out of the barrel and believe it or not it's not very messy. I think this stiff lube acts like a lube cookie. I used to use the lube felt wad under the ball but I stopped after finding that my revolvers shoot a tighter group without a wad. YMMV.
Yes I also use beeswax as a base with something like Crisco or lard. Maybe more messy but it helps keep the crud softer and easier to wipe off. I bring along a few extra rags to wipe off the gun with between firings.
kiss my grits
When I make a batch of paper cartridges, I dip the finished product in 50/50 lambs tallow and beeswax (melted). Just up to where the paper meets the ball. No issues other than shooting them faster than making them.
