Favorite Lube?

[40calFlintlock]

For as long as I have been shooting BP (40 years) I've used Crisco brand shortening as lube for my patch material with excellent results, until I got my .32 flinter.

In that post, others have said to use a different lube with my patch material (it has always been .015 - .018 washed pillow ticking).

In response to my .32 flinter post, I am going to use washed jean material .025 - .030 thick, and a different lube. My question is: What patch lubes have others used with great success for accuracy?

Thanks! :hatsoff:

 

[Rifleman1776]

others have said

That is not a reason to change lubes. :shake: Some might suggest options but the choice is yours. While I wouldn't use Crisco, that is my choice. You get results you like with it, why change? I wouldn't use old blue jeans because thickness is not constant. But if you get the results you are happy with, no need to change.
That said, trying new things is part of this game. There are hundreds of lube possiblities. And, washed new ticking is a great patch material. Do experiment and settle on what works best for you. Not what "others" say to do.

 

[kopfjaeger]

I use Track Of The Wolf's mink oil with all my flintlocks .32 caliber to .58 caliber. This lube works good for me. :thumbsup:

Use what works best for you. :thumbsup:

 

[Bob J]

Eastern Maine Product's Premium Lube (what used to be called wonder lube) works great in every rifle I have tried it in. Currently using it with my .36, .54, and .62 flinters.

 

[bpd303]

Stumpy's lubes work pretty good and they can be adjusted to suit conditions. http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/203261/pid/0/post/last/m/1/#LAST

 

[Crewdawg445]

+1 on the mink oil, great for cold weather hunting!

 

[Spikebuck]

+1 on the mink oil, great for cold weather hunting!

Another +1. This is quickly becoming a favorite of mine across the board. The only thing I've found with it that I don't like is it is a bit runny in high temps...90+ degrees for a Minnesota boy! :grin:

 

[AZbpBurner]

If you're not looking for a store-bought lube, and want to make up your own, 5:1 beef tallow:beeswax has been something I've been using for several decades. Bees wax is easy to come by, and you can get beef fat free from the supermarket meat counter - just boil it in a stock pot, let it cool and skim off the tallow that floats to the top, refine it by boiling again and you'll have all the tallow you need to last a lifetime.

 

[smo]

I like good ole Spit! :thumbsup: Don't get much cheaper than that. :wink:

 

[dikman]

While it's always good to seek advice, and listen to other people's experiences, all that means is they've found something that works for them. If Crisco is working for you, try it first in the new gun. If it doesn't work, then start looking and experimenting. As for the denim, by all means try it. As has been said, part of this game is the near constant experimenting, I consider it all part of the fun :grin: .

 

[Twisted_1in66]

Stumpy's lubes work pretty good and they can be adjusted to suit conditions. http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...?tid/203261/pid/0/post/last/m/1/#LAST[/quote]

Amen to that!

I've used Stumpy's Moose Snot since he first described it here on the forum a number of years ago. Great stuff. As long as I put the right amount on the patch, I don't have to run a cleaning patch down it every 2 or 3 shots. Just keep on shooting :grin:

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[Shooey]

I use Crisco a lot simply because it is easy. I need to get busy and try Dutch's method with water soluble oil.

 

[ed zeransky]

Shenandoah valley......

 

[B.Habermehl]

Simple green soap sprayed on precut patches, in a tin. Treat as many patches as you expect to use in a shooting session. Make them reasonably wet. My 36 caliber rifle likes this and it works nicely in all my other guns as well. I use olive oil on my patches for hunting. BJH

 

[Roguedog]

I really like the mink oil lube sold by Track of the Wolf. It won't freeze up on cold weather and has given me good patch protection and accuracy.

Jeff

 

[William O.]

Plain olive oil has worked very well for me over the years although I am now trying Dutch's dry lube of Ballistol and water. However, a mix of olive oil and beeswax at about a 7-1 ratio also did fine but left a little more fouling behind.

 

[Twisted_1in66]

I really like the mink oil lube sold by Track of the Wolf. It won't freeze up on cold weather and has given me good patch protection and accuracy.

Jeff

I like to use Stumpy's Moose Snot because it won't freeze up either. I was using bore butter until I went target shooting at 11°F (-11°C)one day. Bore Butter froze so hard I used it to hammer in the tacks on my targets. :shake: Mixed up a batch of Moose Snot and that didn't freeze at all.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[ike]

I had a problem with groups opening up with the cold last winter. It showed up when I went to practice with my 20 Ga. Trade gun. 50 Yds and a 6 inch group to not even hitting the paper. I shot my 45 cal FL with the same issue. Finally realized it was the Lube and cold weather. Was using moose snot. Finally went to bear tallow and the group returned. Bear tallow will not get hard in cold weather. This may or may not help you just what worked for me.

 

[thecapgunkid]

Pretty sound advice coming from the rifleman. ON a trail walk I am using cleaning fluid slopped over my loading block loads. It really does lessen my fouling and cleaning chore.

In the winter I used a paste made out of beeswax and oil. I dipped the ball part of my paper cartridge for my smoothbore in this stuff, let it dry to a soft wax, loaded it like a patched ball and it never failed.

For my rifle, I found a compound called Frog Lube (I tend to forget myself and call it frog snot) with a pleasant wintergreen smell. It is also a cleaner and lubricant, and actually works on my cowboy guns for both smokeless and real gunpowder.

I don't listen to other peoples gospels because I have my head up my own, so do whatever you are comfortable with.

Hope this helps.

 

[S.Kenton]

Pure Virgin Olive Oil.... :thumbsup: