For those that use loading blocks?

[T Gregory]

For those of you who use loading blocks when hunting, what patch lube are you using and how do you keep it from drying out when it is in your block? I use olive oil on my patches and load them with a ball in my loading block and the patches dry out within a day or so. What do I need to do or what lube to use to keep this from happening?

 

[nchawkeye]

I use SnoSeal, works fine.

 

[painter]

I use Frontier's Bear oil. No issues for me. I 'primed' the openings in the block prior to filling the block.

 

[2 shots]

what type of wood is your block? a soft wood? keep wiping your lube in the holes for awhile . the wood may be soaking up your lube since it is thin and liquid maybe add some bees wax.

 

[TDM]

I use my beeswax, crisco, & canola oil blend. Haven't had any drying problems with them sitting up to a couple weeks or so. The wood is from a very well aged board of red oak. I rub any excess lube into the holes to keep it sealed.

 

[tenngun]

Mink oil or lard. I also grease the hole to death. I always finished my blocks

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beeswax/whale oil in mine. Block holes are well waxed. For storage season long, it stays just fine. Probably would work OK a year later.

 

[jackpine54]

What everyone else said +1. Once you get the board sealed or saturated with lube you shouldn't have much problem. I use deer tallow or bear oil + bees wax or winter lube with mink oil and don't have a problem with patches drying out.

 

[Art Caputo]

Like others, I have no drying out issues(for as much as a few weeks) when pre-lubing the block. Make sure that the holes in the block are well sealed, and that the fit has sufficient clearance as to not overly compress the lubed patch/ball, and, the patched ball can be loaded and removed from the block with light-moderate finger pressure. I use TOTW Mink Oil.for a patch lube.

 

[FishDFly]

For those of you who use loading blocks when hunting, what patch lube are you using and how do you keep it from drying out when it is in your block? I use olive oil on my patches and load them with a ball in my loading block and the patches dry out within a day or so. What do I need to do or what lube to use to keep this from happening?

Teflon patches.

 

[nhmoose]

Teflon patches.

works great, but I use foggy Mountain bear grease and beeswax when hunting. They don't dry out like the Teflon match patching.

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